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#1E9899

#1e9899 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1e9899 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.39% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180.49°, with 67.21% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2503

Complementary

  1. #1e9899
  2. #991f1e

Split complementary

  1. #1e9899
  2. #991e5a
  3. #995c1e

Analogous

  1. #1e995c
  2. #1e9899
  3. #1e5a99

Triadic

  1. #1e9899
  2. #991e98
  3. #98991e

Tetradic

  1. #1e9899
  2. #1f1e99
  3. #991f1e
  4. #98991e

Square

  1. #1e9899
  2. #5c1e99
  3. #991f1e
  4. #5a991e

Monochromatic

  1. #051919
  2. #115859
  3. #1e9899
  4. #2ed5d6
  5. #6ee2e2

Shades

#1e9899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e9899
  2. #1b898a
  3. #187a7a
  4. #156a6b
  5. #125b5c
  6. #0f4c4d
  7. #0c3d3d
  8. #092e2e
  9. #061e1f
  10. #030f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e9899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e9899
  2. #35a2a3
  3. #4badad
  4. #62b7b8
  5. #78c1c2
  6. #8fcccc
  7. #a5d6d6
  8. #bce0e0
  9. #d2eaeb
  10. #e9f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e9899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e9899
  2. #289697
  3. #329394
  4. #3b9192
  5. #458e8f
  6. #4f8c8d
  7. #598a8a
  8. #638788
  9. #6c8585
  10. #768283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d9099 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c849a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #719399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #648c99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e9899 {
  color: #1e9899;
}
Background
.bg-1e9899 {
  background-color: #1e9899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1e9899 {
  border: 2px solid #1e9899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e9899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 67% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e9899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e9899, #1e5a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e9899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.69 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.48 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.48 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.52 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.66 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.27 #e16766 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#1e9899  rgb(30, 152, 153)  hsl(180, 67%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#991f1e  rgb(153, 31, 30)  hsl(0, 67%, 36%)  Carmine
#991e98  rgb(153, 30, 152)  hsl(300, 67%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#98991e  rgb(152, 153, 30)  hsl(60, 67%, 36%)  Brass