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#198B8A

#198b8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#198b8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 54.51% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 179.47°, with 69.51% saturation and 32.16% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.72.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #198b8a
  2. #8b191a

Split complementary

  1. #198b8a
  2. #8b1953
  3. #8b5119

Analogous

  1. #198b51
  2. #198b8a
  3. #19538b

Triadic

  1. #198b8a
  2. #8a198b
  3. #8b8a19

Tetradic

  1. #198b8a
  2. #191a8b
  3. #8b191a
  4. #8b8a19

Square

  1. #198b8a
  2. #51198b
  3. #8b191a
  4. #538b19

Monochromatic

  1. #031111
  2. #0d4a4a
  3. #198b8a
  4. #25ccca
  5. #5be2e0

Shades

#198b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #198b8a
  2. #177d7c
  3. #146f6e
  4. #126161
  5. #0f5353
  6. #0d4645
  7. #0a3837
  8. #082a29
  9. #051c1c
  10. #030e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#198b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #198b8a
  2. #309796
  3. #47a2a1
  4. #5eaead
  5. #75b9b9
  6. #8cc5c5
  7. #a3d1d0
  8. #badcdc
  9. #d1e8e8
  10. #e8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#198b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #198b8a
  2. #238a89
  3. #2e8988
  4. #388887
  5. #428786
  6. #4d8685
  7. #578484
  8. #618383
  9. #6b8282
  10. #768181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #648382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81848a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72788b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67878a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b808a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-198b8a {
  color: #198b8a;
}
Background
.bg-198b8a {
  background-color: #198b8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-198b8a {
  border: 2px solid #198b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #198b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 139 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-198b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #198b8a, #19538b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-198b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 139 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.72 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.17 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.33 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.98 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.46 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.47 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.77 #e67475 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#198b8a  rgb(25, 139, 138)  hsl(179, 70%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#8b191a  rgb(139, 25, 26)  hsl(359, 70%, 32%)  Falu Red
#8a198b  rgb(138, 25, 139)  hsl(299, 70%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#8b8a19  rgb(139, 138, 25)  hsl(59, 70%, 32%)  Olive