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#809999

#809999 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#809999 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, 60% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.92% saturation and 55.1% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.34.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2967

Complementary

  1. #809999
  2. #998080

Split complementary

  1. #809999
  2. #99808d
  3. #998d80

Analogous

  1. #80998d
  2. #809999
  3. #808d99

Triadic

  1. #809999
  2. #998099
  3. #999980

Tetradic

  1. #809999
  2. #808099
  3. #998080
  4. #999980

Square

  1. #809999
  2. #8d8099
  3. #998080
  4. #8d9980

Monochromatic

  1. #394747
  2. #5b7171
  3. #809999
  4. #aabbbb
  5. #d5dddd

Shades

#809999 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809999
  2. #738a8a
  3. #667a7a
  4. #5a6b6b
  5. #4d5c5c
  6. #404d4d
  7. #333d3d
  8. #262e2e
  9. #1a1f1f
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#809999 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809999
  2. #8da3a3
  3. #99adad
  4. #a6b8b8
  5. #b3c2c2
  6. #c0cccc
  7. #ccd6d6
  8. #d9e0e0
  9. #e6ebeb
  10. #f2f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809999 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809999
  2. #809797
  3. #809494
  4. #809292
  5. #808f8f
  6. #808d8d
  7. #808a8a
  8. #808888
  9. #808585
  10. #808383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #799b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809999 {
  color: #809999;
}
Background
.bg-809999 {
  background-color: #809999;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809999 {
  border: 2px solid #809999;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809999;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 153 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809999 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809999, #808d99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809999 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 153 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.34 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.44 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.01 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.07 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.16 #7f6666 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#809999  rgb(128, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 11%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#998080  rgb(153, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 11%, 55%)  Taupe Gray
#998099  rgb(153, 128, 153)  hsl(300, 11%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink
#999980  rgb(153, 153, 128)  hsl(60, 11%, 55%)  Sage