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#1A8A89

#1a8a89 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1a8a89 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 54.12% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.72% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 179.46°, with 68.29% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 0.81.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.202

Complementary

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #8a1a1b

Split complementary

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #8a1a53
  3. #8a511a

Analogous

  1. #1a8a51
  2. #1a8a89
  3. #1a538a

Triadic

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #891a8a
  3. #8a891a

Tetradic

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #1a1b8a
  3. #8a1a1b
  4. #8a891a

Square

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #511a8a
  3. #8a1a1b
  4. #538a1a

Monochromatic

  1. #031111
  2. #0e4a49
  3. #1a8a89
  4. #26cac9
  5. #5de0df

Shades

#1a8a89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #177c7b
  3. #156e6e
  4. #126160
  5. #105352
  6. #0d4545
  7. #0a3737
  8. #082929
  9. #051c1b
  10. #030e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a8a89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #319695
  3. #48a1a1
  4. #5fadac
  5. #76b9b8
  6. #8dc5c4
  7. #a3d0d0
  8. #badcdc
  9. #d1e8e7
  10. #e8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a8a89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a8a89
  2. #248988
  3. #2e8887
  4. #398786
  5. #438685
  6. #4d8585
  7. #578484
  8. #618383
  9. #6c8282
  10. #768181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818389 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71778a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678689 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b7f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1a8a89 {
  color: #1a8a89;
}
Background
.bg-1a8a89 {
  background-color: #1a8a89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1a8a89 {
  border: 2px solid #1a8a89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a8a89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 138 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 68% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a8a89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a8a89, #1a538a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a8a89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 138 137 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 0.81 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.83 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.98 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.68 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.32 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.70 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.05 #e57576 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#1a8a89  rgb(26, 138, 137)  hsl(179, 68%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#8a1a1b  rgb(138, 26, 27)  hsl(359, 68%, 32%)  Falu Red
#891a8a  rgb(137, 26, 138)  hsl(299, 68%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#8a891a  rgb(138, 137, 26)  hsl(59, 68%, 32%)  Olive