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#269A9D

#269a9d ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#269a9d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 60.39% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.8% cyan, 1.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 181.51°, with 61.03% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2596

Complementary

  1. #269a9d
  2. #9d2926

Split complementary

  1. #269a9d
  2. #9d265f
  3. #9d6526

Analogous

  1. #269d65
  2. #269a9d
  3. #265f9d

Triadic

  1. #269a9d
  2. #9d269a
  3. #9a9d26

Tetradic

  1. #269a9d
  2. #29269d
  3. #9d2926
  4. #9a9d26

Square

  1. #269a9d
  2. #65269d
  3. #9d2926
  4. #5f9d26

Monochromatic

  1. #082122
  2. #175e5f
  3. #269a9d
  4. #3fcdd1
  5. #7ddddf

Shades

#269a9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #269a9d
  2. #228b8d
  3. #1e7b7e
  4. #1b6c6e
  5. #175c5e
  6. #134d4f
  7. #0f3e3f
  8. #0b2e2f
  9. #081f1f
  10. #040f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#269a9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #269a9d
  2. #3ca4a7
  3. #51aeb1
  4. #67b8ba
  5. #7dc2c4
  6. #93cdce
  7. #a8d7d8
  8. #bee1e2
  9. #d4ebeb
  10. #e9f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#269a9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #269a9d
  2. #2f979a
  3. #389597
  4. #419294
  5. #4a9091
  6. #538d8f
  7. #5c8a8c
  8. #658889
  9. #6e8586
  10. #778383
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #709193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f939d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e869e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73969d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668e9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-269a9d {
  color: #269a9d;
}
Background
.bg-269a9d {
  background-color: #269a9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-269a9d {
  border: 2px solid #269a9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #269a9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 154 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 61% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-269a9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #269a9d, #265f9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-269a9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 154 157 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.63 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.71 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.26 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.58 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.86 #d96562 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#269a9d  rgb(38, 154, 157)  hsl(182, 61%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#9d2926  rgb(157, 41, 38)  hsl(2, 61%, 38%)  Brown
#9d269a  rgb(157, 38, 154)  hsl(302, 61%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#9a9d26  rgb(154, 157, 38)  hsl(62, 61%, 38%)  Brass