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#779B96

#779b96 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#779b96 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.23% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 171.67°, with 15.25% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.2957

Complementary

  1. #779b96
  2. #9b777c

Split complementary

  1. #779b96
  2. #9b778e
  3. #9b8477

Analogous

  1. #779b84
  2. #779b96
  3. #778e9b

Triadic

  1. #779b96
  2. #96779b
  3. #9b9677

Tetradic

  1. #779b96
  2. #777c9b
  3. #9b777c
  4. #9b9677

Square

  1. #779b96
  2. #84779b
  3. #9b777c
  4. #8e9b77

Monochromatic

  1. #334643
  2. #54726e
  3. #779b96
  4. #a3bbb8
  5. #cfdcda

Shades

#779b96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779b96
  2. #6b8c87
  3. #5f7c78
  4. #536d69
  5. #475d5a
  6. #3c4e4b
  7. #303e3c
  8. #242f2d
  9. #181f1e
  10. #0c100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#779b96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779b96
  2. #85a5a1
  3. #92afab
  4. #a0b9b6
  5. #adc3c0
  6. #bbcdcb
  7. #c9d7d5
  8. #d6e1e0
  9. #e4ebea
  10. #f1f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779b96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779b96
  2. #789894
  3. #799692
  4. #7a938f
  5. #7b908d
  6. #7c8e8b
  7. #7c8b89
  8. #7d8887
  9. #7e8584
  10. #7f8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b9996 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879696 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #719c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779b96 {
  color: #779b96;
}
Background
.bg-779b96 {
  background-color: #779b96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779b96 {
  border: 2px solid #779b96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779b96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 15% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779b96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779b96, #778e9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779b96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 150 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.67 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.02 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.38 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.57 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 12.83 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.98 #886469 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#779b96  rgb(119, 155, 150)  hsl(172, 15%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#9b777c  rgb(155, 119, 124)  hsl(352, 15%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#96779b  rgb(150, 119, 155)  hsl(292, 15%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#9b9677  rgb(155, 150, 119)  hsl(52, 15%, 54%)  Moss Green