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#038F9D

#038f9d ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#038f9d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 56.08% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.09% cyan, 8.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 185.45°, with 96.25% saturation and 31.37% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #038f9d
  2. #9d1103

Split complementary

  1. #038f9d
  2. #9d0342
  3. #9d5e03

Analogous

  1. #039d5e
  2. #038f9d
  3. #03429d

Triadic

  1. #038f9d
  2. #9d038f
  3. #8f9d03

Tetradic

  1. #038f9d
  2. #11039d
  3. #9d1103
  4. #8f9d03

Square

  1. #038f9d
  2. #5e039d
  3. #9d1103
  4. #429d03

Monochromatic

  1. #001214
  2. #024b52
  3. #038f9d
  4. #04d3e8
  5. #3eeafb

Shades

#038f9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #038f9d
  2. #03818d
  3. #02727e
  4. #02646e
  5. #02565e
  6. #02484f
  7. #01393f
  8. #012b2f
  9. #011d1f
  10. #000e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#038f9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #038f9d
  2. #1c9aa7
  3. #35a5b1
  4. #4fb1ba
  5. #68bcc4
  6. #81c7ce
  7. #9ad2d8
  8. #b3dde2
  9. #cde9eb
  10. #e6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#038f9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #038f9d
  2. #108e9a
  3. #1c8c97
  4. #298b94
  5. #358991
  6. #42888f
  7. #4e868c
  8. #5b8589
  9. #678386
  10. #748283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66878d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81899e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7c9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668b9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #57849d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-038f9d {
  color: #038f9d;
}
Background
.bg-038f9d {
  background-color: #038f9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-038f9d {
  border: 2px solid #038f9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #038f9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 143 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-038f9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #038f9d, #03429d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-038f9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 143 157 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.92 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.11 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.66 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.76 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.36 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.60 #fc7062 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#038f9d  rgb(3, 143, 157)  hsl(185, 96%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#9d1103  rgb(157, 17, 3)  hsl(5, 96%, 31%)  Rufous
#9d038f  rgb(157, 3, 143)  hsl(305, 96%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#8f9d03  rgb(143, 157, 3)  hsl(65, 96%, 31%)  Apple Green