#5A9AA0 · Cadet

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#5A9AA0 is a medium, muted teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Pewter. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 203°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #5A9AA0 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#5A9AA0
RGBrgb(90, 154, 160)
HSLhsl(185, 28%, 49%)
CMYK44, 4, 0, 37
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.2:1 white · 6.56:1 black

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Black text passes WCAG AA on #5A9AA0 (6.56:1); white text does not (3.2:1).

For a calm scheme pair #5A9AA0 with its analogous neighbors #5AA083 and #5A77A0; for contrast use its complement #A0605A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #5A9AA0;

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