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#68898C

#68898c ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#68898c is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 53.73% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 185°, with 14.75% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.55.

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Relative luminance0.2273

Complementary

  1. #68898c
  2. #8c6b68

Split complementary

  1. #68898c
  2. #8c6877
  3. #8c7d68

Analogous

  1. #688c7d
  2. #68898c
  3. #68778c

Triadic

  1. #68898c
  2. #8c6889
  3. #898c68

Tetradic

  1. #68898c
  2. #6b688c
  3. #8c6b68
  4. #898c68

Square

  1. #68898c
  2. #7d688c
  3. #8c6b68
  4. #778c68

Monochromatic

  1. #273334
  2. #475e60
  3. #68898c
  4. #92acae
  5. #becdcf

Shades

#68898c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68898c
  2. #5e7b7e
  3. #536e70
  4. #496062
  5. #3e5254
  6. #344546
  7. #2a3738
  8. #1f292a
  9. #151b1c
  10. #0a0e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#68898c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68898c
  2. #779598
  3. #86a1a3
  4. #95acaf
  5. #a4b8ba
  6. #b4c4c6
  7. #c3d0d1
  8. #d2dcdd
  9. #e1e7e8
  10. #f0f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68898c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68898c
  2. #6a888b
  3. #6d878a
  4. #6f8688
  5. #728587
  6. #748586
  7. #768485
  8. #798384
  9. #7b8282
  10. #7e8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d818c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c8c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a878c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75848c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #618b8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68898c {
  color: #68898c;
}
Background
.bg-68898c {
  background-color: #68898c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68898c {
  border: 2px solid #68898c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68898c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 137 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 15% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68898c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68898c, #68778c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68898c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 137 140 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.55 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.67 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.23 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.23 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.30 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.82 #977673 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#68898c  rgb(104, 137, 140)  hsl(185, 15%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#8c6b68  rgb(140, 107, 104)  hsl(5, 15%, 48%)  Copper Rose
#8c6889  rgb(140, 104, 137)  hsl(305, 15%, 48%)  Mountbatten Pink
#898c68  rgb(137, 140, 104)  hsl(65, 15%, 48%)  Moss Green