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#079191

#079191 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#079191 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 56.86% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 90.79% saturation and 29.8% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.2234

Complementary

  1. #079191
  2. #910707

Split complementary

  1. #079191
  2. #91074c
  3. #914c07

Analogous

  1. #07914c
  2. #079191
  3. #074c91

Triadic

  1. #079191
  2. #910791
  3. #919107

Tetradic

  1. #079191
  2. #070791
  3. #910707
  4. #919107

Square

  1. #079191
  2. #4c0791
  3. #910707
  4. #4c9107

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #034848
  3. #079191
  4. #0bdada
  5. #3bf6f6

Shades

#079191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #079191
  2. #068383
  3. #067474
  4. #056666
  5. #045757
  6. #044949
  7. #033a3a
  8. #022c2c
  9. #011d1d
  10. #010f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#079191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #079191
  2. #209c9c
  3. #39a7a7
  4. #51b2b2
  5. #6abdbd
  6. #83c8c8
  7. #9cd3d3
  8. #b5dede
  9. #cde9e9
  10. #e6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#079191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #079191
  2. #138f8f
  3. #1f8e8e
  4. #2b8c8c
  5. #378a8a
  6. #448989
  7. #508787
  8. #5c8585
  9. #688383
  10. #748282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878991 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767d92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8c91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d8591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-079191 {
  color: #079191;
}
Background
.bg-079191 {
  background-color: #079191;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-079191 {
  border: 2px solid #079191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #079191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 145 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 91% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-079191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #079191, #074c91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-079191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 145 145 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.13 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.37 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.48 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.52 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.00 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.61 #f86e6e Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#079191  rgb(7, 145, 145)  hsl(180, 91%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#910707  rgb(145, 7, 7)  hsl(0, 91%, 30%)  Sangria
#910791  rgb(145, 7, 145)  hsl(300, 91%, 30%)  Dark Magenta
#919107  rgb(145, 145, 7)  hsl(60, 91%, 30%)  Olive