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#188E8A

#188e8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#188e8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 55.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 177.97°, with 71.08% saturation and 32.55% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #188e8a
  2. #8e181c

Split complementary

  1. #188e8a
  2. #8e1857
  3. #8e4f18

Analogous

  1. #188e4f
  2. #188e8a
  3. #18578e

Triadic

  1. #188e8a
  2. #8a188e
  3. #8e8a18

Tetradic

  1. #188e8a
  2. #181c8e
  3. #8e181c
  4. #8e8a18

Square

  1. #188e8a
  2. #4f188e
  3. #8e181c
  4. #578e18

Monochromatic

  1. #031111
  2. #0d4d4a
  3. #188e8a
  4. #23cfca
  5. #5ce3df

Shades

#188e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #188e8a
  2. #16807c
  3. #13726e
  4. #116361
  5. #0e5553
  6. #0c4745
  7. #0a3937
  8. #072b29
  9. #051c1c
  10. #020e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#188e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #188e8a
  2. #2f9996
  3. #46a5a1
  4. #5db0ad
  5. #74bbb9
  6. #8cc7c5
  7. #a3d2d0
  8. #badddc
  9. #d1e8e8
  10. #e8f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#188e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #188e8a
  2. #228d89
  3. #2d8b88
  4. #378a87
  5. #428886
  6. #4c8785
  7. #568684
  8. #618483
  9. #6b8382
  10. #768181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a898a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d838b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00918c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-188e8a {
  color: #188e8a;
}
Background
.bg-188e8a {
  background-color: #188e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-188e8a {
  border: 2px solid #188e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #188e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 142 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 71% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-188e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #188e8a, #18578e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-188e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 142 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 1.94 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.37 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.21 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.41 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.21 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.23 #e77175 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#188e8a  rgb(24, 142, 138)  hsl(178, 71%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#8e181c  rgb(142, 24, 28)  hsl(358, 71%, 33%)  Carmine
#8a188e  rgb(138, 24, 142)  hsl(298, 71%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#8e8a18  rgb(142, 138, 24)  hsl(58, 71%, 33%)  Olive