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#05939B

#05939b ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05939b is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 57.65% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.77% cyan, 5.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 183.2°, with 93.75% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2327

Complementary

  1. #05939b
  2. #9b0d05

Split complementary

  1. #05939b
  2. #9b0548
  3. #9b5805

Analogous

  1. #059b58
  2. #05939b
  3. #05489b

Triadic

  1. #05939b
  2. #9b0593
  3. #939b05

Tetradic

  1. #05939b
  2. #0d059b
  3. #9b0d05
  4. #939b05

Square

  1. #05939b
  2. #58059b
  3. #9b0d05
  4. #489b05

Monochromatic

  1. #011314
  2. #034d51
  3. #05939b
  4. #07d9e5
  5. #40eff9

Shades

#05939b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05939b
  2. #05848c
  3. #04767c
  4. #04676d
  5. #03585d
  6. #034a4e
  7. #023b3e
  8. #022c2f
  9. #011d1f
  10. #010f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#05939b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05939b
  2. #1e9ea5
  3. #37a9af
  4. #50b3b9
  5. #69bec3
  6. #82c9cd
  7. #9bd4d7
  8. #b4dfe1
  9. #cde9eb
  10. #e6f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05939b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05939b
  2. #119198
  3. #1e8f96
  4. #2a8d93
  5. #368b90
  6. #438a8e
  7. #4f888b
  8. #5b8688
  9. #678485
  10. #748283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #698b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868c9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8f9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c879b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05939b {
  color: #05939b;
}
Background
.bg-05939b {
  background-color: #05939b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-05939b {
  border: 2px solid #05939b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05939b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 147 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 94% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05939b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05939b, #05489b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05939b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 147 155 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.38 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.49 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.71 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.18 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.16 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.22 #fa6c64 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#05939b  rgb(5, 147, 155)  hsl(183, 94%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#9b0d05  rgb(155, 13, 5)  hsl(3, 94%, 31%)  Sangria
#9b0593  rgb(155, 5, 147)  hsl(303, 94%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#939b05  rgb(147, 155, 5)  hsl(63, 94%, 31%)  Brass