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#008B8A

#008b8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008b8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 54.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 179.57°, with 100% saturation and 27.25% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.41.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.203

Complementary

  1. #008b8a
  2. #8b0001

Split complementary

  1. #008b8a
  2. #8b0046
  3. #8b4400

Analogous

  1. #008b44
  2. #008b8a
  3. #00468b

Triadic

  1. #008b8a
  2. #8a008b
  3. #8b8a00

Tetradic

  1. #008b8a
  2. #00018b
  3. #8b0001
  4. #8b8a00

Square

  1. #008b8a
  2. #44008b
  3. #8b0001
  4. #468b00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #003e3e
  3. #008b8a
  4. #00d7d6
  5. #25fffd

Shades

#008b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008b8a
  2. #007d7c
  3. #006f6e
  4. #006161
  5. #005353
  6. #004645
  7. #003837
  8. #002a29
  9. #001c1c
  10. #000e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#008b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008b8a
  2. #1a9796
  3. #33a2a1
  4. #4daead
  5. #66b9b9
  6. #80c5c5
  7. #99d1d0
  8. #b3dcdc
  9. #cce8e8
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008b8a
  2. #0d8a89
  3. #1a8988
  4. #268887
  5. #338786
  6. #408685
  7. #4d8484
  8. #5a8383
  9. #668282
  10. #738181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81838a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71778b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66868a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58808a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008b8a {
  color: #008b8a;
}
Background
.bg-008b8a {
  background-color: #008b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008b8a {
  border: 2px solid #008b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008b8a, #00468b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.41 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.03 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.44 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.81 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.67 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.00 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.76 #ff7475 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#008b8a  rgb(0, 139, 138)  hsl(180, 100%, 27%)  Dark Cyan
#8b0001  rgb(139, 0, 1)  hsl(360, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#8a008b  rgb(138, 0, 139)  hsl(300, 100%, 27%)  Dark Magenta
#8b8a00  rgb(139, 138, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 27%)  Olive