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#378A8A

#378a8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#378a8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 43.01% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.2082

Complementary

  1. #378a8a
  2. #8a3737

Split complementary

  1. #378a8a
  2. #8a3760
  3. #8a6037

Analogous

  1. #378a60
  2. #378a8a
  3. #37608a

Triadic

  1. #378a8a
  2. #8a378a
  3. #8a8a37

Tetradic

  1. #378a8a
  2. #37378a
  3. #8a3737
  4. #8a8a37

Square

  1. #378a8a
  2. #60378a
  3. #8a3737
  4. #608a37

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1d1d
  2. #215353
  3. #378a8a
  4. #53baba
  5. #8ad0d0

Shades

#378a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #378a8a
  2. #327c7c
  3. #2c6e6e
  4. #276161
  5. #215353
  6. #1c4545
  7. #163737
  8. #112929
  9. #0b1c1c
  10. #060e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#378a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #378a8a
  2. #4b9696
  3. #5fa1a1
  4. #73adad
  5. #87b9b9
  6. #9bc5c5
  7. #afd0d0
  8. #c3dcdc
  9. #d7e8e8
  10. #ebf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#378a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #378a8a
  2. #3e8989
  3. #468888
  4. #4d8787
  5. #548686
  6. #5c8585
  7. #638484
  8. #6a8383
  9. #718282
  10. #798181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #698383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81848a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747a8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b868a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61818a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #108d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-378a8a {
  color: #378a8a;
}
Background
.bg-378a8a {
  background-color: #378a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-378a8a {
  border: 2px solid #378a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #378a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 43% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-378a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #378a8a, #37608a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-378a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.81 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.91 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.12 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.21 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.76 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.36 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.58 #c87575 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#378a8a  rgb(55, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 43%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#8a3737  rgb(138, 55, 55)  hsl(0, 43%, 38%)  Cordovan
#8a378a  rgb(138, 55, 138)  hsl(300, 43%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#8a8a37  rgb(138, 138, 55)  hsl(60, 43%, 38%)  Olive