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#7FACAC

#7facac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#7facac is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 67.45% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 21.33% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #7facac
  2. #ac7f7f

Split complementary

  1. #7facac
  2. #ac7f96
  3. #ac967f

Analogous

  1. #7fac96
  2. #7facac
  3. #7f96ac

Triadic

  1. #7facac
  2. #ac7fac
  3. #acac7f

Tetradic

  1. #7facac
  2. #7f7fac
  3. #ac7f7f
  4. #acac7f

Square

  1. #7facac
  2. #967fac
  3. #ac7f7f
  4. #96ac7f

Monochromatic

  1. #395959
  2. #588787
  3. #7facac
  4. #adcaca
  5. #dce8e8

Shades

#7facac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7facac
  2. #729b9b
  3. #668a8a
  4. #597878
  5. #4c6767
  6. #405656
  7. #334545
  8. #263434
  9. #192222
  10. #0d1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#7facac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7facac
  2. #8cb4b4
  3. #99bdbd
  4. #a5c5c5
  5. #b2cdcd
  6. #bfd6d6
  7. #ccdede
  8. #d9e6e6
  9. #e5eeee
  10. #f2f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7facac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7facac
  2. #7fa8a8
  3. #7fa3a3
  4. #7f9f9f
  5. #7f9a9a
  6. #809696
  7. #809292
  8. #808d8d
  9. #808989
  10. #808484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da1ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70afac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a9ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92a6ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76aeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7facac {
  color: #7facac;
}
Background
.bg-7facac {
  background-color: #7facac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7facac {
  border: 2px solid #7facac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7facac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 172 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 21% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7facac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7facac, #7f96ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7facac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 172 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.02 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.97 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.74 #805353 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#7facac  rgb(127, 172, 172)  hsl(180, 21%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#ac7f7f  rgb(172, 127, 127)  hsl(0, 21%, 59%)  Old Rose
#ac7fac  rgb(172, 127, 172)  hsl(300, 21%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#acac7f  rgb(172, 172, 127)  hsl(60, 21%, 59%)  Sage