Cadet Blue (Blue)

#5D9F99

RGB: 93, 159, 153

Color OverviewHEX #5D9F99

#5D9F99 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #5D9F99 is composed of 36% red, 62% green, and 60% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 175°, saturation of 26%, and lightness of 49%.

HEX

#5D9F99

RGB

93, 159, 153

HSL

175°, 26%, 49%

HSV

175°, 42%, 62%

CMYK

42%, 0%, 4%, 38%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #5D9F99 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #5D9F99 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #5D9F99 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #5D9F99

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #5D9F99 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.05 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #5D9F99 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.88 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #5D9F99;
}

.element {
  color: #5D9F99;
  background-color: #5D9F99;
  border-color: #5D9F99;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#5D9F99] text-[#5D9F99] border-[#5D9F99]">
  Content styled with #5D9F99
</div>