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#84B2B3

#84b2b3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#84b2b3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.26% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 181.28°, with 23.62% saturation and 60.98% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.51.

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Relative luminance0.4

Complementary

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #b38584

Split complementary

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #b3849a
  3. #b39d84

Analogous

  1. #84b39d
  2. #84b2b3
  3. #849ab3

Triadic

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #b384b2
  3. #b2b384

Tetradic

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #8584b3
  3. #b38584
  4. #b2b384

Square

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #9d84b3
  3. #b38584
  4. #9ab384

Monochromatic

  1. #3c6162
  2. #5a9091
  3. #84b2b3
  4. #b3d0d0
  5. #e3eded

Shades

#84b2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #77a0a1
  3. #6a8e8f
  4. #5c7d7d
  5. #4f6b6b
  6. #42595a
  7. #354748
  8. #283536
  9. #1a2424
  10. #0d1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#84b2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #90babb
  3. #9dc1c2
  4. #a9c9ca
  5. #b5d1d1
  6. #c2d9d9
  7. #cee0e1
  8. #dae8e8
  9. #e6f0f0
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#84b2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #84b2b3
  2. #84adae
  3. #83a8a9
  4. #83a3a4
  5. #829e9f
  6. #82999a
  7. #829494
  8. #818f8f
  9. #818a8a
  10. #808585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaeb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a7b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74b5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dafb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97abb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bb4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-84b2b3 {
  color: #84b2b3;
}
Background
.bg-84b2b3 {
  background-color: #84b2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-84b2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #84b2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #84b2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 24% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-84b2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #84b2b3, #849ab3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-84b2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.51 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.75 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.46 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.34 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.37 #7b4d4c Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#84b2b3  rgb(132, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 24%, 61%)  Cadet Blue
#b38584  rgb(179, 133, 132)  hsl(1, 24%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#b384b2  rgb(179, 132, 178)  hsl(301, 24%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#b2b384  rgb(178, 179, 132)  hsl(61, 24%, 61%)  Sage