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#008F8A

#008f8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008f8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 56.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 177.9°, with 100% saturation and 28.04% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #008f8a
  2. #8f0005

Split complementary

  1. #008f8a
  2. #8f004d
  3. #8f4200

Analogous

  1. #008f42
  2. #008f8a
  3. #004d8f

Triadic

  1. #008f8a
  2. #8a008f
  3. #8f8a00

Tetradic

  1. #008f8a
  2. #00058f
  3. #8f0005
  4. #8f8a00

Square

  1. #008f8a
  2. #42008f
  3. #8f0005
  4. #4d8f00

Monochromatic

  1. #001414
  2. #004340
  3. #008f8a
  4. #00dcd4
  5. #29fff8

Shades

#008f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008f8a
  2. #00817c
  3. #00726e
  4. #006461
  5. #005653
  6. #004845
  7. #003937
  8. #002b29
  9. #001d1c
  10. #000e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#008f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008f8a
  2. #1a9a96
  3. #33a5a1
  4. #4db1ad
  5. #66bcb9
  6. #80c7c5
  7. #99d2d0
  8. #b3dddc
  9. #cce9e8
  10. #e6f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008f8a
  2. #0d8e89
  3. #1a8c88
  4. #268b87
  5. #338986
  6. #408885
  7. #4d8684
  8. #5a8583
  9. #668382
  10. #738281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658684 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86878a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c838b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00928c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008f8a {
  color: #008f8a;
}
Background
.bg-008f8a {
  background-color: #008f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008f8a {
  border: 2px solid #008f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 143 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008f8a, #004d8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 143 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.42 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.73 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.48 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.63 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.73 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.67 #ff7075 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#008f8a  rgb(0, 143, 138)  hsl(178, 100%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#8f0005  rgb(143, 0, 5)  hsl(358, 100%, 28%)  Sangria
#8a008f  rgb(138, 0, 143)  hsl(298, 100%, 28%)  Dark Magenta
#8f8a00  rgb(143, 138, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 28%)  Olive