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#249698

#249698 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#249698 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 58.82% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.32% cyan, 1.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 181.03°, with 61.7% saturation and 36.86% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.2445

Complementary

  1. #249698
  2. #982624

Split complementary

  1. #249698
  2. #98245c
  3. #986024

Analogous

  1. #249860
  2. #249698
  3. #245c98

Triadic

  1. #249698
  2. #982496
  3. #969824

Tetradic

  1. #249698
  2. #262498
  3. #982624
  4. #969824

Square

  1. #249698
  2. #602498
  3. #982624
  4. #5c9824

Monochromatic

  1. #071c1c
  2. #15595a
  3. #249698
  4. #39cdd0
  5. #76dddf

Shades

#249698 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #249698
  2. #208789
  3. #1d787a
  4. #19696a
  5. #165a5b
  6. #124b4c
  7. #0e3c3d
  8. #0b2d2e
  9. #071e1e
  10. #040f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#249698 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #249698
  2. #3aa1a2
  3. #50abad
  4. #66b6b7
  5. #7cc0c1
  6. #92cbcc
  7. #a7d5d6
  8. #bde0e0
  9. #d3eaea
  10. #e9f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#249698 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #249698
  2. #2d9496
  3. #369293
  4. #408f91
  5. #498d8e
  6. #528b8c
  7. #5b898a
  8. #648787
  9. #6e8485
  10. #778282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8f98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #709298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #638b98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-249698 {
  color: #249698;
}
Background
.bg-249698 {
  background-color: #249698;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-249698 {
  border: 2px solid #249698;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #249698;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 150 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 62% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-249698 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #249698, #245c98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-249698 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 150 152 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.26 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.37 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.20 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.24 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.25 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.00 #db6967 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#249698  rgb(36, 150, 152)  hsl(181, 62%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#982624  rgb(152, 38, 36)  hsl(1, 62%, 37%)  Brown
#982496  rgb(152, 36, 150)  hsl(301, 62%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#969824  rgb(150, 152, 36)  hsl(61, 62%, 37%)  Brass