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#7C9999

#7c9999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7c9999 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.45% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2937

Complementary

  1. #7c9999
  2. #997c7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c9999
  2. #997c8a
  3. #998a7c

Analogous

  1. #7c998a
  2. #7c9999
  3. #7c8a99

Triadic

  1. #7c9999
  2. #997c99
  3. #99997c

Tetradic

  1. #7c9999
  2. #7c7c99
  3. #997c7c
  4. #99997c

Square

  1. #7c9999
  2. #8a7c99
  3. #997c7c
  4. #8a997c

Monochromatic

  1. #364646
  2. #587171
  3. #7c9999
  4. #a7baba
  5. #d2dcdc

Shades

#7c9999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c9999
  2. #708a8a
  3. #637a7a
  4. #576b6b
  5. #4a5c5c
  6. #3e4d4d
  7. #323d3d
  8. #252e2e
  9. #191f1f
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c9999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c9999
  2. #89a3a3
  3. #96adad
  4. #a3b8b8
  5. #b0c2c2
  6. #becccc
  7. #cbd6d6
  8. #d8e0e0
  9. #e5ebeb
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c9999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c9999
  2. #7c9797
  3. #7d9494
  4. #7d9292
  5. #7e8f8f
  6. #7e8d8d
  7. #7e8a8a
  8. #7f8888
  9. #7f8585
  10. #808383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #739b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #779a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c9999 {
  color: #7c9999;
}
Background
.bg-7c9999 {
  background-color: #7c9999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c9999 {
  border: 2px solid #7c9999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c9999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 12% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c9999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c9999, #7c8a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c9999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.15 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.93 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.56 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.56 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.51 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.61 #836666 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#7c9999  rgb(124, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 12%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#997c7c  rgb(153, 124, 124)  hsl(0, 12%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#997c99  rgb(153, 124, 153)  hsl(300, 12%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#99997c  rgb(153, 153, 124)  hsl(60, 12%, 54%)  Moss Green