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#0CB2BC

#0cb2bc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0cb2bc is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 4.71% red, 69.8% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.62% cyan, 5.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 183.41°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3555

Complementary

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #bc160c

Split complementary

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #bc0c5a
  3. #bc6e0c

Analogous

  1. #0cbc6e
  2. #0cb2bc
  3. #0c5abc

Triadic

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #bc0cb2
  3. #b2bc0c

Tetradic

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #160cbc
  3. #bc160c
  4. #b2bc0c

Square

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #6e0cbc
  3. #bc160c
  4. #5abc0c

Monochromatic

  1. #032a2c
  2. #076e74
  3. #0cb2bc
  4. #24e5f1
  5. #6beef6

Shades

#0cb2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #0ba0a9
  3. #0a8e96
  4. #087d84
  5. #076b71
  6. #06595e
  7. #05474b
  8. #043538
  9. #022426
  10. #011213
  11. #000000

Tints

#0cb2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #24bac3
  3. #3dc1c9
  4. #55c9d0
  5. #6dd1d7
  6. #86d9de
  7. #9ee0e4
  8. #b6e8eb
  9. #cef0f2
  10. #e7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0cb2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0cb2bc
  2. #18adb6
  3. #23a8b0
  4. #2fa3aa
  5. #3a9ea4
  6. #46999e
  7. #529498
  8. #5d8f92
  9. #698a8c
  10. #748586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aabd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e9abd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81adbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0cb2bc {
  color: #0cb2bc;
}
Background
.bg-0cb2bc {
  background-color: #0cb2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0cb2bc {
  border: 2px solid #0cb2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0cb2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 12 178 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0cb2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0cb2bc, #0c5abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0cb2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(12 178 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.54 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.91 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.60 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.81 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.28 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.73 #f34d43 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#0cb2bc  rgb(12, 178, 188)  hsl(183, 88%, 39%)  Verdigris
#bc160c  rgb(188, 22, 12)  hsl(3, 88%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#bc0cb2  rgb(188, 12, 178)  hsl(303, 88%, 39%)  Purpureus
#b2bc0c  rgb(178, 188, 12)  hsl(63, 88%, 39%)  Apple Green