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#008A8A

#008a8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008a8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 27.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.36.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2001

Complementary

  1. #008a8a
  2. #8a0000

Split complementary

  1. #008a8a
  2. #8a0045
  3. #8a4500

Analogous

  1. #008a45
  2. #008a8a
  3. #00458a

Triadic

  1. #008a8a
  2. #8a008a
  3. #8a8a00

Tetradic

  1. #008a8a
  2. #00008a
  3. #8a0000
  4. #8a8a00

Square

  1. #008a8a
  2. #45008a
  3. #8a0000
  4. #458a00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #003e3e
  3. #008a8a
  4. #00d7d7
  5. #24ffff

Shades

#008a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008a8a
  2. #007c7c
  3. #006e6e
  4. #006161
  5. #005353
  6. #004545
  7. #003737
  8. #002929
  9. #001c1c
  10. #000e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#008a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008a8a
  2. #1a9696
  3. #33a1a1
  4. #4dadad
  5. #66b9b9
  6. #80c5c5
  7. #99d0d0
  8. #b3dcdc
  9. #cce8e8
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008a8a
  2. #0d8989
  3. #1a8888
  4. #268787
  5. #338686
  6. #408585
  7. #4d8484
  8. #5a8383
  9. #668282
  10. #738181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #618282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80828a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65868a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587f8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008a8a {
  color: #008a8a;
}
Background
.bg-008a8a {
  background-color: #008a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008a8a {
  border: 2px solid #008a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008a8a, #00458a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.36 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.67 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.20 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.72 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.89 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.14 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.29 #ff7575 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#008a8a  rgb(0, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 100%, 27%)  Dark Cyan
#8a0000  rgb(138, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#8a008a  rgb(138, 0, 138)  hsl(300, 100%, 27%)  Dark Magenta
#8a8a00  rgb(138, 138, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 27%)  Olive