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#079290

#079290 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#079290 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 57.25% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.37% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 179.14°, with 90.85% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #079290
  2. #920709

Split complementary

  1. #079290
  2. #92074e
  3. #924b07

Analogous

  1. #07924b
  2. #079290
  3. #074e92

Triadic

  1. #079290
  2. #900792
  3. #929007

Tetradic

  1. #079290
  2. #070992
  3. #920709
  4. #929007

Square

  1. #079290
  2. #4b0792
  3. #920709
  4. #4e9207

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #034948
  3. #079290
  4. #0adbd8
  5. #3cf6f3

Shades

#079290 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #079290
  2. #068382
  3. #067573
  4. #056665
  5. #045856
  6. #044948
  7. #033a3a
  8. #022c2b
  9. #011d1d
  10. #010f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#079290 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #079290
  2. #209d9b
  3. #39a8a6
  4. #51b3b1
  5. #6abebc
  6. #83c9c8
  7. #9cd3d3
  8. #b5dede
  9. #cde9e9
  10. #e6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#079290 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #079290
  2. #13908e
  3. #1f8e8d
  4. #2b8d8b
  5. #378b8a
  6. #448988
  7. #508786
  8. #5c8585
  9. #688483
  10. #748282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888a90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777e91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b8d90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-079290 {
  color: #079290;
}
Background
.bg-079290 {
  background-color: #079290;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-079290 {
  border: 2px solid #079290;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #079290;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 146 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 91% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-079290 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #079290, #074e92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-079290 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 146 144 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.56 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.55 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.45 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.68 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.72 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.98 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.12 #f86d6f Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#079290  rgb(7, 146, 144)  hsl(179, 91%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#920709  rgb(146, 7, 9)  hsl(359, 91%, 30%)  Sangria
#900792  rgb(144, 7, 146)  hsl(299, 91%, 30%)  Dark Magenta
#929007  rgb(146, 144, 7)  hsl(59, 91%, 30%)  Olive