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Named color

Cadet Blue

Cadet Blue color #5F9EA0: RGB 95, 158, 160 and HSL 182°, 25%, 50%. Explore its cool cyan profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#5F9EA0 cyan cool muted
HEX #5F9EA0
RGB rgb(95, 158, 160)
HSL hsl(182 25% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(41, 1, 0, 37)
Luminance 0.2942
Contrast Black 6.88:1White 3.05:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-cadet-blue: #5F9EA0;
.bg-cadet-blue { background-color: #5F9EA0; }
.text-cadet-blue { color: #5F9EA0; }
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Color meaning and use

About Cadet Blue Color

Cadet Blue uses HEX #5F9EA0, RGB 95, 158, 160, and HSL 182°, 25%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the cyan family with cool temperature and muted visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2942; black contrast is 6.88:1 and white contrast is 3.05:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cadet Blue against black and white text.

Black text6.88:1AA Pass
White text3.05:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Cadet Blue Color Reference Infographic

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Cadet Blue color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#9F6260#9F6260#609F82#609F82#607D9F#607D9F#9F609D#9F609D#9D9F60#9D9F60
Open full Cadet Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#99C0C2#99C0C2#3D6566#3D6566#44B7BB#44B7BB#7C8383#7C8383#B9C5C6#B9C5C6#29F8FF#29F8FF

Pairings

Black#000000#9F6260#9F6260#609F82#609F82#607D9F#607D9FMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2942
Black text6.88:1AA Pass
White text3.05:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
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    25,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    1,
    0,
    37
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2942,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.88,
    "white": 3.05
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#9F6260",
  "analogous": [
    "#609F82",
    "#607D9F"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#9F609D",
    "#9D9F60"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#82609F",
    "#9F6260",
    "#7D9F60"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#9F607D",
    "#9F8260"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#99C0C2",
    "#5F9EA0",
    "#3D6566"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#99C0C2",
  "dark": "#3D6566",
  "saturated": "#44B7BB",
  "desaturated": "#7C8383",
  "pastel": "#B9C5C6",
  "neon": "#29F8FF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#9F6260",
    "#609F82",
    "#607D9F"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#7C8383",
    "#99C0C2"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#99C0C2",
    "#7C8383"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "light-slate-gray",
    "light-slate-grey",
    "verdigris",
    "slate-gray",
    "slate-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cadet-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "cadet-blue-vs-light-slate-grey",
    "steel-blue-vs-cadet-blue",
    "verdigris-vs-cadet-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/cyan",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cadet-blue",
    "/wcag/cadet-blue",
    "/css/colors/cadet-blue",
    "/hex/5f9ea0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
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      "/colors/verdigris",
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      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "cadet-blue",
  "name": "Cadet Blue",
  "cssName": "cadetblue",
  "hex": "#5F9EA0",
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "cadetblue"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "cyan",
    "cool",
    "muted",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    95,
    158,
    160
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    25,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    41,
    1,
    0,
    37
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2942,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 6.88,
    "white": 3.05
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#9F6260",
    "analogous": [
      "#609F82",
      "#607D9F"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#9F609D",
      "#9D9F60"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#82609F",
      "#9F6260",
      "#7D9F60"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#9F607D",
      "#9F8260"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#99C0C2",
      "#5F9EA0",
      "#3D6566"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
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    "dark": "#3D6566",
    "saturated": "#44B7BB",
    "desaturated": "#7C8383",
    "pastel": "#B9C5C6",
    "neon": "#29F8FF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-cadet-blue: #5F9EA0;",
    "utility": ".bg-cadet-blue { background-color: #5F9EA0; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-cadet-blue { color: #5F9EA0; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "light-slate-gray",
    "light-slate-grey",
    "verdigris",
    "slate-gray",
    "slate-grey"
  ],
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  ],
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    "cadet-blue-vs-light-slate-gray",
    "cadet-blue-vs-light-slate-grey",
    "steel-blue-vs-cadet-blue",
    "verdigris-vs-cadet-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/hex/5f9ea0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/light-slate-grey",
      "/colors/verdigris",
      "/colors/slate-gray",
      "/colors/slate-grey",
      "/compare/cadet-blue-vs-light-slate-gray",
      "/compare/cadet-blue-vs-light-slate-grey",
      "/compare/steel-blue-vs-cadet-blue",
      "/compare/verdigris-vs-cadet-blue",
      "/harmonies/cadet-blue",
      "/wcag/cadet-blue",
      "/css/colors/cadet-blue",
      "/hex/5f9ea0",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#9F6260",
      "#609F82",
      "#607D9F"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#7C8383",
      "#99C0C2"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#99C0C2",
      "#7C8383"
    ]
  }
}
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