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#779594

#779594 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#779594 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 58.43% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.67% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 178°, with 12.4% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.95.

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Relative luminance0.2755

Complementary

  1. #779594
  2. #957778

Split complementary

  1. #779594
  2. #957787
  3. #958577

Analogous

  1. #779585
  2. #779594
  3. #778795

Triadic

  1. #779594
  2. #947795
  3. #959477

Tetradic

  1. #779594
  2. #777895
  3. #957778
  4. #959477

Square

  1. #779594
  2. #857795
  3. #957778
  4. #879577

Monochromatic

  1. #324140
  2. #546c6b
  3. #779594
  4. #a2b7b6
  5. #cdd8d8

Shades

#779594 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779594
  2. #6b8685
  3. #5f7776
  4. #536868
  5. #475959
  6. #3c4b4a
  7. #303c3b
  8. #242d2c
  9. #181e1e
  10. #0c0f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#779594 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779594
  2. #85a09f
  3. #92aaa9
  4. #a0b5b4
  5. #adbfbf
  6. #bbcaca
  7. #c9d5d4
  8. #d6dfdf
  9. #e4eaea
  10. #f1f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779594 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779594
  2. #789392
  3. #799190
  4. #7a8f8e
  5. #7b8d8c
  6. #7c8b8a
  7. #7c8888
  8. #7d8686
  9. #7e8484
  10. #7f8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919294 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8d94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e9795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879394 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #729694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779594 {
  color: #779594;
}
Background
.bg-779594 {
  background-color: #779594;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779594 {
  border: 2px solid #779594;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779594;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 149 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 12% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779594 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779594, #778795);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779594 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 149 148 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.95 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.31 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.68 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.95 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.32 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.72 #886a6b Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#779594  rgb(119, 149, 148)  hsl(178, 12%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#957778  rgb(149, 119, 120)  hsl(358, 12%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#947795  rgb(148, 119, 149)  hsl(298, 12%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#959477  rgb(149, 148, 119)  hsl(58, 12%, 53%)  Moss Green