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#7FA09F

#7fa09f ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7fa09f is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 62.75% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.62% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 178.18°, with 14.8% saturation and 56.27% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.3216

Complementary

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #a07f80

Split complementary

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #a07f90
  3. #a08e7f

Analogous

  1. #7fa08e
  2. #7fa09f
  3. #7f90a0

Triadic

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #9f7fa0
  3. #a09f7f

Tetradic

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #7f80a0
  3. #a07f80
  4. #a09f7f

Square

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #8e7fa0
  3. #a07f80
  4. #90a07f

Monochromatic

  1. #394d4c
  2. #5a7978
  3. #7fa09f
  4. #abc1c0
  5. #d7e1e1

Shades

#7fa09f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #72908f
  3. #66807f
  4. #59706f
  5. #4c605f
  6. #405050
  7. #334040
  8. #263030
  9. #192020
  10. #0d1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#7fa09f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #8caaa9
  3. #99b3b2
  4. #a5bdbc
  5. #b2c6c5
  6. #bfd0cf
  7. #ccd9d9
  8. #d9e3e2
  9. #e5ecec
  10. #f2f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7fa09f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7fa09f
  2. #7f9d9c
  3. #7f9a99
  4. #7f9696
  5. #7f9393
  6. #809090
  7. #808d8c
  8. #808a89
  9. #808686
  10. #808383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9d9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95989f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75a2a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919e9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d9b9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79a19f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7fa09f {
  color: #7fa09f;
}
Background
.bg-7fa09f {
  background-color: #7fa09f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7fa09f {
  border: 2px solid #7fa09f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7fa09f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 160 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 15% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7fa09f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7fa09f, #7f90a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7fa09f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 160 159 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.61 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.65 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.93 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.88 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.21 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 13.10 #805f60 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#7fa09f  rgb(127, 160, 159)  hsl(178, 15%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#a07f80  rgb(160, 127, 128)  hsl(358, 15%, 56%)  Rosy Brown
#9f7fa0  rgb(159, 127, 160)  hsl(298, 15%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#a09f7f  rgb(160, 159, 127)  hsl(58, 15%, 56%)  Sage