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#0C8A91

#0c8a91 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0c8a91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.72% cyan, 4.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, with 84.71% saturation and 30.78% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.203

Complementary

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #91130c

Split complementary

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #910c47
  3. #91550c

Analogous

  1. #0c9155
  2. #0c8a91
  3. #0c4791

Triadic

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #910c8a
  3. #8a910c

Tetradic

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #130c91
  3. #91130c
  4. #8a910c

Square

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #550c91
  3. #91130c
  4. #47910c

Monochromatic

  1. #021213
  2. #06474a
  3. #0c8a91
  4. #12cdd8
  5. #46e7f0

Shades

#0c8a91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #0b7c83
  3. #0a6e74
  4. #086166
  5. #075357
  6. #064549
  7. #05373a
  8. #04292c
  9. #021c1d
  10. #010e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#0c8a91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #24969c
  3. #3da1a7
  4. #55adb2
  5. #6db9bd
  6. #86c5c8
  7. #9ed0d3
  8. #b6dcde
  9. #cee8e9
  10. #e7f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0c8a91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0c8a91
  2. #18898f
  3. #23888e
  4. #2f878c
  5. #3a868a
  6. #468589
  7. #528487
  8. #5d8385
  9. #698283
  10. #748182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #628285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8392 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #648691 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #577f91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0c8a91 {
  color: #0c8a91;
}
Background
.bg-0c8a91 {
  background-color: #0c8a91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0c8a91 {
  border: 2px solid #0c8a91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0c8a91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 138 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 85% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0c8a91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0c8a91, #0c4791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0c8a91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 138 145 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.01 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.85 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.34 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.49 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.81 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.24 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.66 #f3756e Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#0c8a91  rgb(12, 138, 145)  hsl(183, 85%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#91130c  rgb(145, 19, 12)  hsl(3, 85%, 31%)  Sangria
#910c8a  rgb(145, 12, 138)  hsl(303, 85%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#8a910c  rgb(138, 145, 12)  hsl(63, 85%, 31%)  Olive