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#839899

#839899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#839899 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.38% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 182.73°, with 9.73% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 9.71.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2958

Complementary

  1. #839899
  2. #998483

Split complementary

  1. #839899
  2. #99838d
  3. #998f83

Analogous

  1. #83998f
  2. #839899
  3. #838d99

Triadic

  1. #839899
  2. #998398
  3. #989983

Tetradic

  1. #839899
  2. #848399
  3. #998483
  4. #989983

Square

  1. #839899
  2. #8f8399
  3. #998483
  4. #8d9983

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4748
  2. #5e7172
  3. #839899
  4. #adbbbc
  5. #d7dede

Shades

#839899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #839899
  2. #76898a
  3. #697a7a
  4. #5c6a6b
  5. #4f5b5c
  6. #424c4d
  7. #343d3d
  8. #272e2e
  9. #1a1e1f
  10. #0d0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#839899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #839899
  2. #8fa2a3
  3. #9cadad
  4. #a8b7b8
  5. #b5c1c2
  6. #c1cccc
  7. #cdd6d6
  8. #dae0e0
  9. #e6eaeb
  10. #f3f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#839899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #839899
  2. #839697
  3. #829394
  4. #829192
  5. #828e8f
  6. #828c8d
  7. #818a8a
  8. #818788
  9. #818585
  10. #808283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d9a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f9999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-839899 {
  color: #839899;
}
Background
.bg-839899 {
  background-color: #839899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-839899 {
  border: 2px solid #839899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #839899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 10% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-839899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #839899, #838d99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-839899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.71 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.76 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.93 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.93 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.06 #7c6766 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#839899  rgb(131, 152, 153)  hsl(183, 10%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#998483  rgb(153, 132, 131)  hsl(3, 10%, 56%)  Taupe Gray
#998398  rgb(153, 131, 152)  hsl(303, 10%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink
#989983  rgb(152, 153, 131)  hsl(63, 10%, 56%)  Xanadu