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#138D8A

#138d8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#138d8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 55.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.52°, with 76.25% saturation and 31.37% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.2102

Complementary

  1. #138d8a
  2. #8d1316

Split complementary

  1. #138d8a
  2. #8d1353
  3. #8d4d13

Analogous

  1. #138d4d
  2. #138d8a
  3. #13538d

Triadic

  1. #138d8a
  2. #8a138d
  3. #8d8a13

Tetradic

  1. #138d8a
  2. #13168d
  3. #8d1316
  4. #8d8a13

Square

  1. #138d8a
  2. #4d138d
  3. #8d1316
  4. #538d13

Monochromatic

  1. #021212
  2. #0a4a48
  3. #138d8a
  4. #1cd0cc
  5. #51e8e4

Shades

#138d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #138d8a
  2. #117f7c
  3. #0f716e
  4. #0d6361
  5. #0b5553
  6. #0a4745
  7. #083837
  8. #062a29
  9. #041c1c
  10. #020e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#138d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #138d8a
  2. #2b9896
  3. #42a4a1
  4. #5aafad
  5. #71bbb9
  6. #89c6c5
  7. #a1d1d0
  8. #b8dddc
  9. #d0e8e8
  10. #e7f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#138d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #138d8a
  2. #1e8c89
  3. #298a88
  4. #348987
  5. #3f8886
  6. #4a8785
  7. #548584
  8. #5f8483
  9. #6a8382
  10. #758181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648583 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84858a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747a8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00918c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69888a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c828b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00908b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-138d8a {
  color: #138d8a;
}
Background
.bg-138d8a {
  background-color: #138d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-138d8a {
  border: 2px solid #138d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #138d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 141 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 76% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-138d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #138d8a, #13538d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-138d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 141 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 1.41 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.91 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.92 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.18 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.17 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.43 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.72 #ec7275 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#138d8a  rgb(19, 141, 138)  hsl(179, 76%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#8d1316  rgb(141, 19, 22)  hsl(359, 76%, 31%)  Carmine
#8a138d  rgb(138, 19, 141)  hsl(299, 76%, 31%)  Dark Magenta
#8d8a13  rgb(141, 138, 19)  hsl(59, 76%, 31%)  Olive