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#5BAAAA

#5baaaa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5baaaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 31.73% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #aa5b5b

Split complementary

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #aa5b83
  3. #aa835b

Analogous

  1. #5baa83
  2. #5baaaa
  3. #5b83aa

Triadic

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #aa5baa
  3. #aaaa5b

Tetradic

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #5b5baa
  3. #aa5b5b
  4. #aaaa5b

Square

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #835baa
  3. #aa5b5b
  4. #83aa5b

Monochromatic

  1. #254747
  2. #3f7a7a
  3. #5baaaa
  4. #8dc4c4
  5. #c0dede

Shades

#5baaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #529999
  3. #498888
  4. #407777
  5. #376666
  6. #2e5555
  7. #244444
  8. #1b3333
  9. #122222
  10. #091111
  11. #000000

Tints

#5baaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #6bb3b3
  3. #7cbbbb
  4. #8cc4c4
  5. #9dcccc
  6. #add5d5
  7. #bddddd
  8. #cee6e6
  9. #deeeee
  10. #eff7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5baaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5baaaa
  2. #5fa6a6
  3. #62a2a2
  4. #669d9d
  5. #6a9999
  6. #6e9595
  7. #719191
  8. #758d8d
  9. #798888
  10. #7c8484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a3aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9399ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2faeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8aa6aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80a0aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45adaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5baaaa {
  color: #5baaaa;
}
Background
.bg-5baaaa {
  background-color: #5baaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5baaaa {
  border: 2px solid #5baaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5baaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5baaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5baaaa, #5b83aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5baaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.04 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.29 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.10 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.93 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.42 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.53 #a45555 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#5baaaa  rgb(91, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 32%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#aa5b5b  rgb(170, 91, 91)  hsl(0, 32%, 51%)  Redwood
#aa5baa  rgb(170, 91, 170)  hsl(300, 32%, 51%)  Purpureus
#aaaa5b  rgb(170, 170, 91)  hsl(60, 32%, 51%)  Dark Khaki