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#048D95

#048d95 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#048d95 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 55.29% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.32% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 183.31°, with 94.77% saturation and 30% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #048d95
  2. #950c04

Split complementary

  1. #048d95
  2. #950445
  3. #955404

Analogous

  1. #049554
  2. #048d95
  3. #044595

Triadic

  1. #048d95
  2. #95048d
  3. #8d9504

Tetradic

  1. #048d95
  2. #0c0495
  3. #950c04
  4. #8d9504

Square

  1. #048d95
  2. #540495
  3. #950c04
  4. #459504

Monochromatic

  1. #011314
  2. #02464a
  3. #048d95
  4. #06d3df
  5. #38effa

Shades

#048d95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #048d95
  2. #047f86
  3. #037177
  4. #036368
  5. #025559
  6. #02474b
  7. #02383c
  8. #012a2d
  9. #011c1e
  10. #000e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#048d95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #048d95
  2. #1d98a0
  3. #36a4aa
  4. #4fafb5
  5. #68bbbf
  6. #82c6ca
  7. #9bd1d5
  8. #b4dddf
  9. #cde8ea
  10. #e6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#048d95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #048d95
  2. #108c93
  3. #1d8a91
  4. #29898f
  5. #36888d
  6. #42878b
  7. #4e8588
  8. #5b8486
  9. #678384
  10. #748182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818696 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707a95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00938f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588295 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-048d95 {
  color: #048d95;
}
Background
.bg-048d95 {
  background-color: #048d95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-048d95 {
  border: 2px solid #048d95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #048d95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 141 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 95% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-048d95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #048d95, #044595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-048d95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 141 149 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.42 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.90 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.82 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.42 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.58 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.81 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.29 #fb726a Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#048d95  rgb(4, 141, 149)  hsl(183, 95%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#950c04  rgb(149, 12, 4)  hsl(3, 95%, 30%)  Sangria
#95048d  rgb(149, 4, 141)  hsl(303, 95%, 30%)  Dark Magenta
#8d9504  rgb(141, 149, 4)  hsl(63, 95%, 30%)  Olive