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#7A9899

#7a9899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7a9899 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.26% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 181.94°, with 13.19% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2889

Complementary

  1. #7a9899
  2. #997b7a

Split complementary

  1. #7a9899
  2. #997a88
  3. #998a7a

Analogous

  1. #7a998a
  2. #7a9899
  3. #7a8899

Triadic

  1. #7a9899
  2. #997a98
  3. #98997a

Tetradic

  1. #7a9899
  2. #7b7a99
  3. #997b7a
  4. #98997a

Square

  1. #7a9899
  2. #8a7a99
  3. #997b7a
  4. #88997a

Monochromatic

  1. #354545
  2. #566f70
  3. #7a9899
  4. #a5baba
  5. #d1dbdb

Shades

#7a9899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a9899
  2. #6e898a
  3. #627a7a
  4. #556a6b
  5. #495b5c
  6. #3d4c4d
  7. #313d3d
  8. #252e2e
  9. #181e1f
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a9899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a9899
  2. #87a2a3
  3. #95adad
  4. #a2b7b8
  5. #afc1c2
  6. #bdcccc
  7. #cad6d6
  8. #d7e0e0
  9. #e4eaeb
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a9899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a9899
  2. #7b9697
  3. #7b9394
  4. #7c9192
  5. #7c8e8f
  6. #7d8c8d
  7. #7e8a8a
  8. #7e8788
  9. #7f8585
  10. #7f8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #709a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9699 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #869499 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #749999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a9899 {
  color: #7a9899;
}
Background
.bg-7a9899 {
  background-color: #7a9899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a9899 {
  border: 2px solid #7a9899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a9899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 13% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a9899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a9899, #7a8899);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a9899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.96 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.62 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.20 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.20 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.55 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.55 #856766 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#7a9899  rgb(122, 152, 153)  hsl(182, 13%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#997b7a  rgb(153, 123, 122)  hsl(2, 13%, 54%)  Beaver
#997a98  rgb(153, 122, 152)  hsl(302, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#98997a  rgb(152, 153, 122)  hsl(62, 13%, 54%)  Moss Green