Cadet Blue (Blue)

#5F9AA4

RGB: 95, 154, 164

Color OverviewHEX #5F9AA4

#5F9AA4 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #5F9AA4 is composed of 37% red, 60% green, and 64% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 189°, saturation of 27%, and lightness of 51%.

HEX

#5F9AA4

RGB

95, 154, 164

HSL

189°, 27%, 51%

HSV

189°, 42%, 64%

CMYK

42%, 6%, 0%, 36%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #5F9AA4 (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #5F9AA4 (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #5F9AA4 (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #5F9AA4

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 #5F9AA4 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.16 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #5F9AA4 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.64 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #5F9AA4;
}

.element {
  color: #5F9AA4;
  background-color: #5F9AA4;
  border-color: #5F9AA4;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#5F9AA4] text-[#5F9AA4] border-[#5F9AA4]">
  Content styled with #5F9AA4
</div>