#5099A8
A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.
About #5099A8
The precise color #5099A8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 153, and 168.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 52% Cyan, 9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. With a hue angle of 190.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5099A8
RGB80, 153, 168
HSL190.2°, 35.5%, 48.6%
CMYK52%, 9%, 0%, 34%
HSV190.2°, 52.4%, 65.9%
LAB59.3, -18.5, -14.9
XYZ21.8, 27.3, 41.2
Decimal5282216
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.46:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5099A8;
}
.text-color {
color: #5099A8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5099A8;
}