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#489698

#489698 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#489698 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 58.82% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.63% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 181.5°, with 35.71% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2546

Complementary

  1. #489698
  2. #984a48

Split complementary

  1. #489698
  2. #98486e
  3. #987248

Analogous

  1. #489872
  2. #489698
  3. #486e98

Triadic

  1. #489698
  2. #984896
  3. #969848

Tetradic

  1. #489698
  2. #4a4898
  3. #984a48
  4. #969848

Square

  1. #489698
  2. #724898
  3. #984a48
  4. #6e9848

Monochromatic

  1. #173030
  2. #2f6364
  3. #489698
  4. #71babc
  5. #a5d3d4

Shades

#489698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #489698
  2. #418789
  3. #3a787a
  4. #32696a
  5. #2b5a5b
  6. #244b4c
  7. #1d3c3d
  8. #162d2e
  9. #0e1e1e
  10. #070f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#489698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #489698
  2. #5aa1a2
  3. #6dabad
  4. #7fb6b7
  5. #91c0c1
  6. #a4cbcc
  7. #b6d5d6
  8. #c8e0e0
  9. #daeaea
  10. #edf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#489698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #489698
  2. #4e9496
  3. #539293
  4. #598f91
  5. #5e8d8e
  6. #648b8c
  7. #6a898a
  8. #6f8787
  9. #758485
  10. #7a8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808699 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #069a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8d98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e9997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-489698 {
  color: #489698;
}
Background
.bg-489698 {
  background-color: #489698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-489698 {
  border: 2px solid #489698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #489698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 150 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 36% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-489698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #489698, #486e98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-489698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 150 152 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.81 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.13 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.27 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.46 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.82 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.22 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.72 #b76967 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#489698  rgb(72, 150, 152)  hsl(182, 36%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#984a48  rgb(152, 74, 72)  hsl(2, 36%, 44%)  Cordovan
#984896  rgb(152, 72, 150)  hsl(302, 36%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#969848  rgb(150, 152, 72)  hsl(62, 36%, 44%)  Moss Green