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#789996

#789996 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#789996 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 60% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 174.55°, with 13.92% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2898

Complementary

  1. #789996
  2. #99787b

Split complementary

  1. #789996
  2. #99788b
  3. #998678

Analogous

  1. #789986
  2. #789996
  3. #788b99

Triadic

  1. #789996
  2. #967899
  3. #999678

Tetradic

  1. #789996
  2. #787b99
  3. #99787b
  4. #999678

Square

  1. #789996
  2. #867899
  3. #99787b
  4. #8b9978

Monochromatic

  1. #344443
  2. #55706d
  3. #789996
  4. #a4bab8
  5. #cfdbda

Shades

#789996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #789996
  2. #6c8a87
  3. #607a78
  4. #546b69
  5. #485c5a
  6. #3c4d4b
  7. #303d3c
  8. #242e2d
  9. #181f1e
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#789996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #789996
  2. #86a3a1
  3. #93adab
  4. #a1b8b6
  5. #aec2c0
  6. #bccccb
  7. #c9d6d5
  8. #d7e0e0
  9. #e4ebea
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#789996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #789996
  2. #799794
  3. #7a9492
  4. #7a928f
  5. #7b8f8d
  6. #7c8d8b
  7. #7d8a89
  8. #7e8887
  9. #7e8584
  10. #7f8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9196 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e9b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9796 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #729a97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-789996 {
  color: #789996;
}
Background
.bg-789996 {
  background-color: #789996;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-789996 {
  border: 2px solid #789996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #789996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 153 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 14% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-789996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #789996, #788b99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-789996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 153 150 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.10 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 12.37 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.74 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 13.27 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 13.27 #876669 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#789996  rgb(120, 153, 150)  hsl(175, 14%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#99787b  rgb(153, 120, 123)  hsl(355, 14%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#967899  rgb(150, 120, 153)  hsl(295, 14%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999678  rgb(153, 150, 120)  hsl(55, 14%, 54%)  Moss Green