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#6BAAAA

#6baaaa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6baaaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 27.04% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3478

Complementary

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #aa6b6b

Split complementary

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #aa6b8a
  3. #aa8a6b

Analogous

  1. #6baa8a
  2. #6baaaa
  3. #6b8aaa

Triadic

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #aa6baa
  3. #aaaa6b

Tetradic

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #6b6baa
  3. #aa6b6b
  4. #aaaa6b

Square

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #8a6baa
  3. #aa6b6b
  4. #8aaa6b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4f4f
  2. #497f7f
  3. #6baaaa
  4. #9cc6c6
  5. #cce2e2

Shades

#6baaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #609999
  3. #568888
  4. #4b7777
  5. #406666
  6. #365555
  7. #2b4444
  8. #203333
  9. #152222
  10. #0b1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#6baaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #7ab3b3
  3. #89bbbb
  4. #97c4c4
  5. #a6cccc
  6. #b5d5d5
  7. #c4dddd
  8. #d3e6e6
  9. #e1eeee
  10. #f0f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6baaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6baaaa
  2. #6da6a6
  3. #6fa2a2
  4. #719d9d
  5. #739999
  6. #769595
  7. #789191
  8. #7a8d8d
  9. #7c8888
  10. #7e8484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8da4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a4aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #51aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fa7aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87a2aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5cacaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6baaaa {
  color: #6baaaa;
}
Background
.bg-6baaaa {
  background-color: #6baaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6baaaa {
  border: 2px solid #6baaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6baaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 27% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6baaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6baaaa, #6b8aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6baaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.97 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.65 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.92 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.02 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.27 #945555 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6baaaa  rgb(107, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 27%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#aa6b6b  rgb(170, 107, 107)  hsl(0, 27%, 54%)  Copper Rose
#aa6baa  rgb(170, 107, 170)  hsl(300, 27%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#aaaa6b  rgb(170, 170, 107)  hsl(60, 27%, 54%)  Dark Khaki