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#809798

#809798 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#809798 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.22% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.79% cyan, 0.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 182.5°, with 10.43% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 9.06.

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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #809798
  2. #988180

Split complementary

  1. #809798
  2. #98808b
  3. #988d80

Analogous

  1. #80988d
  2. #809798
  3. #808b98

Triadic

  1. #809798
  2. #988097
  3. #979880

Tetradic

  1. #809798
  2. #818098
  3. #988180
  4. #979880

Square

  1. #809798
  2. #8d8098
  3. #988180
  4. #8b9880

Monochromatic

  1. #394646
  2. #5b6f70
  3. #809798
  4. #aababa
  5. #d4dcdd

Shades

#809798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809798
  2. #738889
  3. #66797a
  4. #5a6a6a
  5. #4d5b5b
  6. #404c4c
  7. #333c3d
  8. #262d2e
  9. #1a1e1e
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#809798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809798
  2. #8da1a2
  3. #99acad
  4. #a6b6b7
  5. #b3c1c1
  6. #c0cbcc
  7. #ccd5d6
  8. #d9e0e0
  9. #e6eaea
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809798
  2. #809596
  3. #809293
  4. #809091
  5. #808e8e
  6. #808c8c
  7. #80898a
  8. #808787
  9. #808585
  10. #808282
  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 #8c9495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949598 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #799997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c9698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #899398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809798 {
  color: #809798;
}
Background
.bg-809798 {
  background-color: #809798;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809798 {
  border: 2px solid #809798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 151 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 10% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809798, #808b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 151 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.06 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.43 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.04 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.05 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.51 #7f6867 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#809798  rgb(128, 151, 152)  hsl(183, 10%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#988180  rgb(152, 129, 128)  hsl(3, 10%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#988097  rgb(152, 128, 151)  hsl(303, 10%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#979880  rgb(151, 152, 128)  hsl(63, 10%, 55%)  Xanadu