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#098A8A

#098a8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#098a8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 87.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.39.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2007

Complementary

  1. #098a8a
  2. #8a0909

Split complementary

  1. #098a8a
  2. #8a0949
  3. #8a4909

Analogous

  1. #098a49
  2. #098a8a
  3. #09498a

Triadic

  1. #098a8a
  2. #8a098a
  3. #8a8a09

Tetradic

  1. #098a8a
  2. #09098a
  3. #8a0909
  4. #8a8a09

Square

  1. #098a8a
  2. #49098a
  3. #8a0909
  4. #498a09

Monochromatic

  1. #011313
  2. #044242
  3. #098a8a
  4. #0ed2d2
  5. #3af2f2

Shades

#098a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #098a8a
  2. #087c7c
  3. #076e6e
  4. #066161
  5. #055353
  6. #054545
  7. #043737
  8. #032929
  9. #021c1c
  10. #010e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#098a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #098a8a
  2. #229696
  3. #3aa1a1
  4. #53adad
  5. #6bb9b9
  6. #84c5c5
  7. #9dd0d0
  8. #b5dcdc
  9. #cee8e8
  10. #e6f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#098a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #098a8a
  2. #158989
  3. #218888
  4. #2d8787
  5. #398686
  6. #458585
  7. #508484
  8. #5c8383
  9. #688282
  10. #748181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80838a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70778b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65868a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587f8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-098a8a {
  color: #098a8a;
}
Background
.bg-098a8a {
  background-color: #098a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-098a8a {
  border: 2px solid #098a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #098a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 88% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-098a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #098a8a, #09498a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-098a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.39 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.70 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.16 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.77 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.83 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.99 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.28 #f67575 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#098a8a  rgb(9, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 88%, 29%)  Dark Cyan
#8a0909  rgb(138, 9, 9)  hsl(0, 88%, 29%)  Dark Red
#8a098a  rgb(138, 9, 138)  hsl(300, 88%, 29%)  Dark Magenta
#8a8a09  rgb(138, 138, 9)  hsl(60, 88%, 29%)  Olive