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#789797

#789797 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#789797 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 59.22% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.97% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2836

Complementary

  1. #789797
  2. #977878

Split complementary

  1. #789797
  2. #977888
  3. #978878

Analogous

  1. #789788
  2. #789797
  3. #788897

Triadic

  1. #789797
  2. #977897
  3. #979778

Tetradic

  1. #789797
  2. #787897
  3. #977878
  4. #979778

Square

  1. #789797
  2. #887897
  3. #977878
  4. #889778

Monochromatic

  1. #334343
  2. #556e6e
  3. #789797
  4. #a3b8b8
  5. #cedada

Shades

#789797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #789797
  2. #6c8888
  3. #607979
  4. #546a6a
  5. #485b5b
  6. #3c4c4c
  7. #303c3c
  8. #242d2d
  9. #181e1e
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#789797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #789797
  2. #86a1a1
  3. #93acac
  4. #a1b6b6
  5. #aec1c1
  6. #bccbcb
  7. #c9d5d5
  8. #d7e0e0
  9. #e4eaea
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#789797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #789797
  2. #799595
  3. #7a9292
  4. #7a9090
  5. #7b8e8e
  6. #7c8c8c
  7. #7d8989
  8. #7e8787
  9. #7e8585
  10. #7f8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939497 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8f97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e9997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #899597 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #729897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-789797 {
  color: #789797;
}
Background
.bg-789797 {
  background-color: #789797;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-789797 {
  border: 2px solid #789797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #789797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 151 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 13% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-789797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #789797, #788897);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-789797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 151 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.63 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.11 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.20 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.63 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.63 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.71 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.83 #876868 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#789797  rgb(120, 151, 151)  hsl(180, 13%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#977878  rgb(151, 120, 120)  hsl(0, 13%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#977897  rgb(151, 120, 151)  hsl(300, 13%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#979778  rgb(151, 151, 120)  hsl(60, 13%, 53%)  Moss Green