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#338F8F

#338f8f ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#338f8f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 56.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 47.42% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2233

Complementary

  1. #338f8f
  2. #8f3333

Split complementary

  1. #338f8f
  2. #8f3361
  3. #8f6133

Analogous

  1. #338f61
  2. #338f8f
  3. #33618f

Triadic

  1. #338f8f
  2. #8f338f
  3. #8f8f33

Tetradic

  1. #338f8f
  2. #33338f
  3. #8f3333
  4. #8f8f33

Square

  1. #338f8f
  2. #61338f
  3. #8f3333
  4. #618f33

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1e1e
  2. #1f5757
  3. #338f8f
  4. #4ec0c0
  5. #87d4d4

Shades

#338f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #338f8f
  2. #2e8181
  3. #297272
  4. #246464
  5. #1f5656
  6. #1a4848
  7. #143939
  8. #0f2b2b
  9. #0a1d1d
  10. #050e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#338f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #338f8f
  2. #479a9a
  3. #5ca5a5
  4. #70b1b1
  5. #85bcbc
  6. #99c7c7
  7. #add2d2
  8. #c2dddd
  9. #d6e9e9
  10. #ebf4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#338f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #338f8f
  2. #3b8e8e
  3. #428c8c
  4. #4a8b8b
  5. #528989
  6. #5a8888
  7. #618686
  8. #698585
  9. #718383
  10. #788282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b8787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86888f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777e90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00938f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63858f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00928f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-338f8f {
  color: #338f8f;
}
Background
.bg-338f8f {
  background-color: #338f8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-338f8f {
  border: 2px solid #338f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #338f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 143 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 47% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-338f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #338f8f, #33618f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-338f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 143 143 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.83 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.14 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.81 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.04 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.17 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.22 #cc7070 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#338f8f  rgb(51, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 47%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#8f3333  rgb(143, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 47%, 38%)  Brown
#8f338f  rgb(143, 51, 143)  hsl(300, 47%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#8f8f33  rgb(143, 143, 51)  hsl(60, 47%, 38%)  Olive