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#89A4A4

#89a4a4 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#89a4a4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 64.31% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 12.92% saturation and 59.02% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #a48989

Split complementary

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #a48997
  3. #a49789

Analogous

  1. #89a497
  2. #89a4a4
  3. #8997a4

Triadic

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #a489a4
  3. #a4a489

Tetradic

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #8989a4
  3. #a48989
  4. #a4a489

Square

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #9789a4
  3. #a48989
  4. #97a489

Monochromatic

  1. #405454
  2. #627f7f
  3. #89a4a4
  4. #b4c5c5
  5. #dfe7e7

Shades

#89a4a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #7b9494
  3. #6e8383
  4. #607373
  5. #526262
  6. #455252
  7. #374242
  8. #293131
  9. #1b2121
  10. #0e1010
  11. #000000

Tints

#89a4a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #95adad
  3. #a1b6b6
  4. #acbfbf
  5. #b8c8c8
  6. #c4d2d2
  7. #d0dbdb
  8. #dce4e4
  9. #e7eded
  10. #f3f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89a4a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89a4a4
  2. #88a0a0
  3. #879d9d
  4. #869999
  5. #859696
  6. #859292
  7. #848e8e
  8. #838b8b
  9. #828787
  10. #818484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a1a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9da4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81a6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98a2a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94a0a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84a5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89a4a4 {
  color: #89a4a4;
}
Background
.bg-89a4a4 {
  background-color: #89a4a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89a4a4 {
  border: 2px solid #89a4a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89a4a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 164 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 13% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89a4a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89a4a4, #8997a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89a4a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 164 164 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.59 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.19 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.22 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.25 #765b5b Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#89a4a4  rgb(137, 164, 164)  hsl(180, 13%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a48989  rgb(164, 137, 137)  hsl(0, 13%, 59%)  Rosy Brown
#a489a4  rgb(164, 137, 164)  hsl(300, 13%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#a4a489  rgb(164, 164, 137)  hsl(60, 13%, 59%)  Sage