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#078A88

#078a88 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#078a88 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 54.12% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.45% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 179.08°, with 90.34% saturation and 28.43% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.89.

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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #078a88
  2. #8a0709

Split complementary

  1. #078a88
  2. #8a074b
  3. #8a4607

Analogous

  1. #078a46
  2. #078a88
  3. #074b8a

Triadic

  1. #078a88
  2. #88078a
  3. #8a8807

Tetradic

  1. #078a88
  2. #07098a
  3. #8a0709
  4. #8a8807

Square

  1. #078a88
  2. #46078a
  3. #8a0709
  4. #4b8a07

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #034140
  3. #078a88
  4. #0bd3d0
  5. #35f5f2

Shades

#078a88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #078a88
  2. #067c7a
  3. #066e6d
  4. #05615f
  5. #045352
  6. #044544
  7. #033736
  8. #022929
  9. #011c1b
  10. #010e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#078a88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #078a88
  2. #209694
  3. #39a1a0
  4. #51adac
  5. #6ab9b8
  6. #83c5c4
  7. #9cd0cf
  8. #b5dcdb
  9. #cde8e7
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#078a88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #078a88
  2. #138987
  3. #1f8886
  4. #2b8786
  5. #378685
  6. #448584
  7. #508483
  8. #5c8382
  9. #688282
  10. #748181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808288 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658588 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #597f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-078a88 {
  color: #078a88;
}
Background
.bg-078a88 {
  background-color: #078a88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-078a88 {
  border: 2px solid #078a88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #078a88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 138 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-078a88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #078a88, #074b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-078a88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 138 136 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.89 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.74 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.00 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.30 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.17 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.27 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.82 #f87577 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#078a88  rgb(7, 138, 136)  hsl(179, 90%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#8a0709  rgb(138, 7, 9)  hsl(359, 90%, 28%)  Dark Red
#88078a  rgb(136, 7, 138)  hsl(299, 90%, 28%)  Dark Magenta
#8a8807  rgb(138, 136, 7)  hsl(59, 90%, 28%)  Olive