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#008B8B

#008b8b Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • darkcyan
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#008b8b (Dark Cyan) 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #008b8b
  2. #8b0000

Split complementary

  1. #008b8b
  2. #8b0045
  3. #8b4500

Analogous

  1. #008b45
  2. #008b8b
  3. #00458b

Triadic

  1. #008b8b
  2. #8b008b
  3. #8b8b00

Tetradic

  1. #008b8b
  2. #00008b
  3. #8b0000
  4. #8b8b00

Square

  1. #008b8b
  2. #45008b
  3. #8b0000
  4. #458b00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #003e3e
  3. #008b8b
  4. #00d7d7
  5. #25ffff

Shades

#008b8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008b8b
  2. #007d7d
  3. #006f6f
  4. #006161
  5. #005353
  6. #004646
  7. #003838
  8. #002a2a
  9. #001c1c
  10. #000e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#008b8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008b8b
  2. #1a9797
  3. #33a2a2
  4. #4daeae
  5. #66b9b9
  6. #80c5c5
  7. #99d1d1
  8. #b3dcdc
  9. #cce8e8
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008b8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008b8b
  2. #0d8a8a
  3. #1a8989
  4. #268888
  5. #338787
  6. #408686
  7. #4d8484
  8. #5a8383
  9. #668282
  10. #738181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81838b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65878b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58808b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008b8b {
  color: #008b8b;
}
Background
.bg-008b8b {
  background-color: #008b8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008b8b {
  border: 2px solid #008b8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008b8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 139 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008b8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008b8b, #00458b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008b8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 139 139 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 4.03 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.53 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.88 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.00 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.01 #ff7474 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#008b8b  rgb(0, 139, 139)  hsl(180, 100%, 27%)  Dark Cyan
#8b0000  rgb(139, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#8b008b  rgb(139, 0, 139)  hsl(300, 100%, 27%)  Dark Magenta
#8b8b00  rgb(139, 139, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 27%)  Olive