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#21887F

#21887f ≈ Dark Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#21887f is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 53.33% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.62% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 174.76°, with 60.95% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #21887f
  2. #88212a

Split complementary

  1. #21887f
  2. #88215e
  3. #884c21

Analogous

  1. #21884c
  2. #21887f
  3. #215e88

Triadic

  1. #21887f
  2. #7f2188
  3. #887f21

Tetradic

  1. #21887f
  2. #212a88
  3. #88212a
  4. #887f21

Square

  1. #21887f
  2. #4c2188
  3. #88212a
  4. #5e8821

Monochromatic

  1. #04100f
  2. #124a46
  3. #21887f
  4. #30c6b9
  5. #68dad0

Shades

#21887f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21887f
  2. #1e7a72
  3. #1a6d66
  4. #175f59
  5. #14524c
  6. #114440
  7. #0d3633
  8. #0a2926
  9. #071b19
  10. #030e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#21887f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21887f
  2. #37948c
  3. #4da099
  4. #64aca5
  5. #7ab8b2
  6. #90c4bf
  7. #a6cfcc
  8. #bcdbd9
  9. #d3e7e5
  10. #e9f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21887f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21887f
  2. #2b877f
  3. #34867f
  4. #3e867f
  5. #47857f
  6. #518480
  7. #5a8380
  8. #648280
  9. #6d8280
  10. #778180
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #62807c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81807f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727680 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67837f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21887f {
  color: #21887f;
}
Background
.bg-21887f {
  background-color: #21887f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21887f {
  border: 2px solid #21887f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21887f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 136 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 61% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21887f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21887f, #215e88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21887f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 136 127 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.87 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.69 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.80 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.17 #40826d Viridian ΔE 6.25 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.43 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.25 #de7780 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#21887f  rgb(33, 136, 127)  hsl(175, 61%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#88212a  rgb(136, 33, 42)  hsl(355, 61%, 33%)  Burgundy
#7f2188  rgb(127, 33, 136)  hsl(295, 61%, 33%)  Dark Magenta
#887f21  rgb(136, 127, 33)  hsl(55, 61%, 33%)  Olive