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#298C8E

#298c8e ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#298c8e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 54.9% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.13% cyan, 1.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 181.19°, with 55.19% saturation and 35.88% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2118

Complementary

  1. #298c8e
  2. #8e2b29

Split complementary

  1. #298c8e
  2. #8e2959
  3. #8e5d29

Analogous

  1. #298e5d
  2. #298c8e
  3. #29598e

Triadic

  1. #298c8e
  2. #8e298c
  3. #8c8e29

Tetradic

  1. #298c8e
  2. #2b298e
  3. #8e2b29
  4. #8c8e29

Square

  1. #298c8e
  2. #5d298e
  3. #8e2b29
  4. #598e29

Monochromatic

  1. #071717
  2. #185153
  3. #298c8e
  4. #3dc4c7
  5. #78d6d8

Shades

#298c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #298c8e
  2. #257e80
  3. #217072
  4. #1d6263
  5. #195455
  6. #154647
  7. #103839
  8. #0c2a2b
  9. #081c1c
  10. #040e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#298c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #298c8e
  2. #3e9899
  3. #54a3a5
  4. #69afb0
  5. #7fbabb
  6. #94c6c7
  7. #a9d1d2
  8. #bfdddd
  9. #d4e8e8
  10. #eaf4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#298c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #298c8e
  2. #328b8d
  3. #3a8a8b
  4. #43888a
  5. #4c8788
  6. #558687
  7. #5d8586
  8. #668484
  9. #6f8283
  10. #778181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82858e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737a8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00918c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a888e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e828e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-298c8e {
  color: #298c8e;
}
Background
.bg-298c8e {
  background-color: #298c8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-298c8e {
  border: 2px solid #298c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #298c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 140 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 55% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-298c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #298c8e, #29598e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-298c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 140 142 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.04 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.00 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.24 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.33 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.52 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.41 #d67371 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#298c8e  rgb(41, 140, 142)  hsl(181, 55%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#8e2b29  rgb(142, 43, 41)  hsl(1, 55%, 36%)  Burnt Umber
#8e298c  rgb(142, 41, 140)  hsl(301, 55%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#8c8e29  rgb(140, 142, 41)  hsl(61, 55%, 36%)  Olive