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#709C8A

#709c8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#709c8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.54% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 155.45°, with 18.18% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.81.

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Relative luminance0.2906

Complementary

  1. #709c8a
  2. #9c7082

Split complementary

  1. #709c8a
  2. #9c7098
  3. #9c7470

Analogous

  1. #709c74
  2. #709c8a
  3. #70989c

Triadic

  1. #709c8a
  2. #8a709c
  3. #9c8a70

Tetradic

  1. #709c8a
  2. #70829c
  3. #9c7082
  4. #9c8a70

Square

  1. #709c8a
  2. #74709c
  3. #9c7082
  4. #989c70

Monochromatic

  1. #2f443b
  2. #4e7163
  3. #709c8a
  4. #9dbbaf
  5. #cadbd4

Shades

#709c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #709c8a
  2. #658c7c
  3. #5a7d6e
  4. #4e6d61
  5. #435e53
  6. #384e45
  7. #2d3e37
  8. #222f29
  9. #161f1c
  10. #0b100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#709c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #709c8a
  2. #7ea696
  3. #8db0a1
  4. #9bbaad
  5. #a9c4b9
  6. #b8cec5
  7. #c6d7d0
  8. #d4e1dc
  9. #e2ebe8
  10. #f1f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#709c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #709c8a
  2. #729989
  3. #739688
  4. #759487
  5. #769186
  6. #788e85
  7. #7a8b84
  8. #7b8883
  9. #7d8682
  10. #7e8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86978f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9689 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92908b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #669c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b9889 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86958b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a9c92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-709c8a {
  color: #709c8a;
}
Background
.bg-709c8a {
  background-color: #709c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-709c8a {
  border: 2px solid #709c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #709c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 155 18% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-709c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #709c8a, #70989c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-709c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.81 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.25 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.35 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.41 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.29 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.45 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 11.46 #8f6375 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#709c8a  rgb(112, 156, 138)  hsl(155, 18%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#9c7082  rgb(156, 112, 130)  hsl(335, 18%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8a709c  rgb(138, 112, 156)  hsl(275, 18%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9c8a70  rgb(156, 138, 112)  hsl(35, 18%, 53%)  Beaver