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#239C97

#239c97 ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#239c97 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 61.18% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.21% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 177.52°, with 63.35% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2637

Complementary

  1. #239c97
  2. #9c2328

Split complementary

  1. #239c97
  2. #9c2364
  3. #9c5a23

Analogous

  1. #239c5a
  2. #239c97
  3. #23649c

Triadic

  1. #239c97
  2. #97239c
  3. #9c9723

Tetradic

  1. #239c97
  2. #23289c
  3. #9c2328
  4. #9c9723

Square

  1. #239c97
  2. #5a239c
  3. #9c2328
  4. #649c23

Monochromatic

  1. #071f1e
  2. #155e5b
  3. #239c97
  4. #39d3cc
  5. #77e1dc

Shades

#239c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #239c97
  2. #208c88
  3. #1c7d79
  4. #196d6a
  5. #155e5b
  6. #124e4c
  7. #0e3e3c
  8. #0b2f2d
  9. #071f1e
  10. #04100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#239c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #239c97
  2. #39a6a1
  3. #4fb0ac
  4. #65bab6
  5. #7bc4c1
  6. #91cecb
  7. #a7d7d5
  8. #bde1e0
  9. #d3ebea
  10. #e9f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#239c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #239c97
  2. #2c9995
  3. #369692
  4. #3f9490
  5. #48918e
  6. #528e8c
  7. #5b8b89
  8. #648887
  9. #6d8685
  10. #778382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #719391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929497 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #769797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #689098 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-239c97 {
  color: #239c97;
}
Background
.bg-239c97 {
  background-color: #239c97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-239c97 {
  border: 2px solid #239c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #239c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 156 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-239c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #239c97, #23649c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-239c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 156 151 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.87 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.14 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.64 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.98 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.22 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.80 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.10 #dc6368 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Persian Green
#239c97  rgb(35, 156, 151)  hsl(178, 63%, 37%)  Persian Green
#9c2328  rgb(156, 35, 40)  hsl(358, 63%, 37%)  Brown
#97239c  rgb(151, 35, 156)  hsl(298, 63%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#9c9723  rgb(156, 151, 35)  hsl(58, 63%, 37%)  Brass