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#31978E

#31978e ≈ Dark Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#31978e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 59.22% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.96% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 174.71°, with 51% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2474

Complementary

  1. #31978e
  2. #97313a

Split complementary

  1. #31978e
  2. #97316d
  3. #975b31

Analogous

  1. #31975b
  2. #31978e
  3. #316d97

Triadic

  1. #31978e
  2. #8e3197
  3. #978e31

Tetradic

  1. #31978e
  2. #313a97
  3. #97313a
  4. #978e31

Square

  1. #31978e
  2. #5b3197
  3. #97313a
  4. #6d9731

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2421
  2. #1e5d58
  3. #31978e
  4. #4fc6bb
  5. #88d9d1

Shades

#31978e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31978e
  2. #2c8880
  3. #277972
  4. #226a63
  5. #1d5b55
  6. #194c47
  7. #143c39
  8. #0f2d2b
  9. #0a1e1c
  10. #050f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#31978e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31978e
  2. #46a199
  3. #5aaca5
  4. #6fb6b0
  5. #83c1bb
  6. #98cbc7
  7. #add5d2
  8. #c1e0dd
  9. #d6eae8
  10. #eaf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31978e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31978e
  2. #39958d
  3. #41928b
  4. #49908a
  5. #518e88
  6. #598c87
  7. #608986
  8. #688784
  9. #708583
  10. #788281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8f8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80848f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75928e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698c8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31978e {
  color: #31978e;
}
Background
.bg-31978e {
  background-color: #31978e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31978e {
  border: 2px solid #31978e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31978e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 151 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 51% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31978e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31978e, #316d97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31978e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 151 142 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.65 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.87 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.70 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.87 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.10 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.40 #ce6871 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#31978e  rgb(49, 151, 142)  hsl(175, 51%, 39%)  Dark Cyan
#97313a  rgb(151, 49, 58)  hsl(355, 51%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8e3197  rgb(142, 49, 151)  hsl(295, 51%, 39%)  Dark Magenta
#978e31  rgb(151, 142, 49)  hsl(55, 51%, 39%)  Olive