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#0C8A8D

#0c8a8d ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0c8a8d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 54.12% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.49% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 181.4°, with 84.31% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 1.37.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2018

Complementary

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #8d0f0c

Split complementary

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #8d0c49
  3. #8d500c

Analogous

  1. #0c8d50
  2. #0c8a8d
  3. #0c498d

Triadic

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #8d0c8a
  3. #8a8d0c

Tetradic

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #0f0c8d
  3. #8d0f0c
  4. #8a8d0c

Square

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #500c8d
  3. #8d0f0c
  4. #498d0c

Monochromatic

  1. #021213
  2. #064546
  3. #0c8a8d
  4. #12cfd3
  5. #43ebef

Shades

#0c8a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #0b7c7f
  3. #0a6e71
  4. #086163
  5. #075355
  6. #064547
  7. #053738
  8. #04292a
  9. #021c1c
  10. #010e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#0c8a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #249698
  3. #3da1a4
  4. #55adaf
  5. #6db9bb
  6. #86c5c6
  7. #9ed0d1
  8. #b6dcdd
  9. #cee8e8
  10. #e7f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0c8a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0c8a8d
  2. #18898c
  3. #23888a
  4. #2f8789
  5. #3a8688
  6. #468587
  7. #528485
  8. #5d8384
  9. #698283
  10. #748181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f838d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f778e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65868d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #587f8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0c8a8d {
  color: #0c8a8d;
}
Background
.bg-0c8a8d {
  background-color: #0c8a8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0c8a8d {
  border: 2px solid #0c8a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0c8a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 138 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 84% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0c8a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c8a8d, #0c498d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0c8a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 138 141 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 1.37 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.99 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.56 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.59 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.66 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.87 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.73 #f37572 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#0c8a8d  rgb(12, 138, 141)  hsl(181, 84%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#8d0f0c  rgb(141, 15, 12)  hsl(1, 84%, 30%)  Sangria
#8d0c8a  rgb(141, 12, 138)  hsl(301, 84%, 30%)  Dark Magenta
#8a8d0c  rgb(138, 141, 12)  hsl(61, 84%, 30%)  Olive