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#198F96

#198f96 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#198f96 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 56.08% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 4.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 183.36°, with 71.43% saturation and 34.31% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.2205

Complementary

  1. #198f96
  2. #962019

Split complementary

  1. #198f96
  2. #961950
  3. #965e19

Analogous

  1. #19965e
  2. #198f96
  3. #195096

Triadic

  1. #198f96
  2. #96198f
  3. #8f9619

Tetradic

  1. #198f96
  2. #201996
  3. #962019
  4. #8f9619

Square

  1. #198f96
  2. #5e1996
  3. #962019
  4. #509619

Monochromatic

  1. #031213
  2. #0e5054
  3. #198f96
  4. #24cdd8
  5. #63dee5

Shades

#198f96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #198f96
  2. #178187
  3. #147278
  4. #126469
  5. #0f565a
  6. #0d484b
  7. #0a393c
  8. #082b2d
  9. #051d1e
  10. #030e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#198f96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #198f96
  2. #309aa1
  3. #47a5ab
  4. #5eb1b6
  5. #75bcc0
  6. #8cc7cb
  7. #a3d2d5
  8. #badde0
  9. #d1e9ea
  10. #e8f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#198f96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #198f96
  2. #238e94
  3. #2e8c92
  4. #388b8f
  5. #42898d
  6. #4d888b
  7. #578689
  8. #618587
  9. #6b8384
  10. #768282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67878a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737c96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698b96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c8496 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-198f96 {
  color: #198f96;
}
Background
.bg-198f96 {
  background-color: #198f96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-198f96 {
  border: 2px solid #198f96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #198f96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 143 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 71% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-198f96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #198f96, #195096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-198f96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 143 150 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.53 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.47 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.91 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.55 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.83 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.23 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.87 #e67069 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#198f96  rgb(25, 143, 150)  hsl(183, 71%, 34%)  Dark Cyan
#962019  rgb(150, 32, 25)  hsl(3, 71%, 34%)  Sangria
#96198f  rgb(150, 25, 143)  hsl(303, 71%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8f9619  rgb(143, 150, 25)  hsl(63, 71%, 34%)  Olive