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#289899

#289899 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#289899 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.86% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180.53°, with 58.55% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2521

Complementary

  1. #289899
  2. #992928

Split complementary

  1. #289899
  2. #99285f
  3. #996128

Analogous

  1. #289961
  2. #289899
  3. #285f99

Triadic

  1. #289899
  2. #992898
  3. #989928

Tetradic

  1. #289899
  2. #292899
  3. #992928
  4. #989928

Square

  1. #289899
  2. #612899
  3. #992928
  4. #5f9928

Monochromatic

  1. #081f20
  2. #185c5c
  3. #289899
  4. #40cccd
  5. #7ddcdd

Shades

#289899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #289899
  2. #24898a
  3. #207a7a
  4. #1c6a6b
  5. #185b5c
  6. #144c4d
  7. #103d3d
  8. #0c2e2e
  9. #081e1f
  10. #040f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#289899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #289899
  2. #3ea2a3
  3. #53adad
  4. #69b7b8
  5. #7ec1c2
  6. #94cccc
  7. #a9d6d6
  8. #bfe0e0
  9. #d4eaeb
  10. #eaf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#289899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #289899
  2. #319697
  3. #3a9394
  4. #429192
  5. #4b8e8f
  6. #548c8d
  7. #5d8a8a
  8. #668788
  9. #6e8585
  10. #778283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f9090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9099 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d849a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668d99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-289899 {
  color: #289899;
}
Background
.bg-289899 {
  background-color: #289899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-289899 {
  border: 2px solid #289899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #289899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 59% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-289899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #289899, #285f99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-289899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.86 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.02 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.49 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.62 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.85 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.28 #d76766 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#289899  rgb(40, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 59%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#992928  rgb(153, 41, 40)  hsl(1, 59%, 38%)  Brown
#992898  rgb(153, 40, 152)  hsl(301, 59%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#989928  rgb(152, 153, 40)  hsl(61, 59%, 38%)  Brass