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#228B84

#228b84 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#228b84 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 54.51% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.04% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 176°, with 60.69% saturation and 33.92% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #228b84
  2. #8b2229

Split complementary

  1. #228b84
  2. #8b225d
  3. #8b4f22

Analogous

  1. #228b4f
  2. #228b84
  3. #225d8b

Triadic

  1. #228b84
  2. #84228b
  3. #8b8422

Tetradic

  1. #228b84
  2. #22298b
  3. #8b2229
  4. #8b8422

Square

  1. #228b84
  2. #4f228b
  3. #8b2229
  4. #5d8b22

Monochromatic

  1. #041010
  2. #134e4a
  3. #228b84
  4. #31c8be
  5. #6bdbd3

Shades

#228b84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #228b84
  2. #1f7d77
  3. #1b6f6a
  4. #18615c
  5. #14534f
  6. #114642
  7. #0e3835
  8. #0a2a28
  9. #071c1a
  10. #030e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#228b84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #228b84
  2. #389790
  3. #4ea29d
  4. #64aea9
  5. #7ab9b5
  6. #91c5c2
  7. #a7d1ce
  8. #bddcda
  9. #d3e8e6
  10. #e9f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#228b84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #228b84
  2. #2b8a84
  3. #358983
  4. #3e8883
  5. #488782
  6. #518682
  7. #5a8482
  8. #648381
  9. #6d8281
  10. #778180
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838384 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747885 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698684 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8085 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-228b84 {
  color: #228b84;
}
Background
.bg-228b84 {
  background-color: #228b84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-228b84 {
  border: 2px solid #228b84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #228b84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 139 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 61% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-228b84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #228b84, #225d8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-228b84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 139 132 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.90 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.97 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.08 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.08 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.33 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.54 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.14 #dd747b Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#228b84  rgb(34, 139, 132)  hsl(176, 61%, 34%)  Dark Cyan
#8b2229  rgb(139, 34, 41)  hsl(356, 61%, 34%)  Falu Red
#84228b  rgb(132, 34, 139)  hsl(296, 61%, 34%)  Dark Magenta
#8b8422  rgb(139, 132, 34)  hsl(56, 61%, 34%)  Olive