Cadet Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 6.88:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#5F9EA0sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(95, 158, 160)screen channels

HSLhsl(182, 25%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 37%)approximate process color

Tailwindteal-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textlarge text3.05:1

Black textAA6.88:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#263637

#426869

#5F9EA0

#94BCBD

#C7DBDB

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#5FA082

#5F9EA0

#5F7DA0

Triadic

#5F9EA0

#A05F9E

#9EA05F

Complement

#5F9EA0

#A0615F

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-cadet-blue: #5F9EA0;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-cadet-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue201°

Lightness61 L*

Chroma21.0

Luminance0.294