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#229995

#229995 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#229995 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 60% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.61% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 177.98°, with 63.64% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2529

Complementary

  1. #229995
  2. #992226

Split complementary

  1. #229995
  2. #992262
  3. #995a22

Analogous

  1. #22995a
  2. #229995
  3. #226299

Triadic

  1. #229995
  2. #952299
  3. #999522

Tetradic

  1. #229995
  2. #222699
  3. #992226
  4. #999522

Square

  1. #229995
  2. #5a2299
  3. #992226
  4. #629922

Monochromatic

  1. #061c1b
  2. #145a58
  3. #229995
  4. #35d2cd
  5. #74e0dc

Shades

#229995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229995
  2. #1f8a86
  3. #1b7a77
  4. #186b68
  5. #145c59
  6. #114d4b
  7. #0e3d3c
  8. #0a2e2d
  9. #071f1e
  10. #030f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#229995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229995
  2. #38a3a0
  3. #4eadaa
  4. #64b8b5
  5. #7ac2bf
  6. #91ccca
  7. #a7d6d5
  8. #bde0df
  9. #d3ebea
  10. #e9f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229995
  2. #2b9793
  3. #359491
  4. #3e928f
  5. #488f8d
  6. #518d8b
  7. #5a8a88
  8. #648886
  9. #6d8584
  10. #778382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f908e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f8596 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739495 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668d96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229995 {
  color: #229995;
}
Background
.bg-229995 {
  background-color: #229995;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229995 {
  border: 2px solid #229995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 153 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 64% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229995, #226299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 153 149 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.13 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.67 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.03 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.64 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.15 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.09 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.75 #dd666a Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#229995  rgb(34, 153, 149)  hsl(178, 64%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#992226  rgb(153, 34, 38)  hsl(358, 64%, 37%)  Brown
#952299  rgb(149, 34, 153)  hsl(298, 64%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#999522  rgb(153, 149, 34)  hsl(58, 64%, 37%)  Brass