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#048985

#048985 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048985 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 53.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.92% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 178.2°, with 94.33% saturation and 27.65% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #048985
  2. #890408

Split complementary

  1. #048985
  2. #89044a
  3. #894304

Analogous

  1. #048943
  2. #048985
  3. #044a89

Triadic

  1. #048985
  2. #850489
  3. #898504

Tetradic

  1. #048985
  2. #040889
  3. #890408
  4. #898504

Square

  1. #048985
  2. #430489
  3. #890408
  4. #4a8904

Monochromatic

  1. #011413
  2. #023f3d
  3. #048985
  4. #06d3cd
  5. #2df9f3

Shades

#048985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048985
  2. #047b78
  3. #036e6a
  4. #03605d
  5. #025250
  6. #024543
  7. #023735
  8. #012928
  9. #011b1b
  10. #000e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#048985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048985
  2. #1d9591
  3. #36a19d
  4. #4facaa
  5. #68b8b6
  6. #82c4c2
  7. #9bd0ce
  8. #b4dcda
  9. #cde7e7
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048985
  2. #108885
  3. #1d8784
  4. #298684
  5. #368583
  6. #428583
  7. #4e8482
  8. #5b8382
  9. #678281
  10. #748181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60817f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808185 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707686 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658485 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587e86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048985 {
  color: #048985;
}
Background
.bg-048985 {
  background-color: #048985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048985 {
  border: 2px solid #048985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 137 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048985, #044a89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 137 133 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 1.81 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.62 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.55 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.60 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.42 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.88 #fb767a Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#048985  rgb(4, 137, 133)  hsl(178, 94%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#890408  rgb(137, 4, 8)  hsl(358, 94%, 28%)  Dark Red
#850489  rgb(133, 4, 137)  hsl(298, 94%, 28%)  Dark Magenta
#898504  rgb(137, 133, 4)  hsl(58, 94%, 28%)  Olive