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#3C8A87

#3c8a87 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c8a87 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 54.12% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 177.69°, with 39.39% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #8a3c3f

Split complementary

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #8a3c66
  3. #8a603c

Analogous

  1. #3c8a60
  2. #3c8a87
  3. #3c668a

Triadic

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #873c8a
  3. #8a873c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #3c3f8a
  3. #8a3c3f
  4. #8a873c

Square

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #603c8a
  3. #8a3c3f
  4. #668a3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1f1f
  2. #255553
  3. #3c8a87
  4. #5bb8b4
  5. #90cfcc

Shades

#3c8a87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #367c7a
  3. #306e6c
  4. #2a615f
  5. #245351
  6. #1e4544
  7. #183736
  8. #122929
  9. #0c1c1b
  10. #060e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8a87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #509693
  3. #63a19f
  4. #77adab
  5. #8ab9b7
  6. #9ec5c3
  7. #b1d0cf
  8. #c5dcdb
  9. #d8e8e7
  10. #ecf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8a87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8a87
  2. #438986
  3. #4a8886
  4. #508785
  5. #578684
  6. #5e8584
  7. #658483
  8. #6c8382
  9. #728281
  10. #798181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #648187 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #208c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8a87 {
  color: #3c8a87;
}
Background
.bg-3c8a87 {
  background-color: #3c8a87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8a87 {
  border: 2px solid #3c8a87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8a87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 138 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8a87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8a87, #3c668a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8a87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 138 135 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.30 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.21 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.86 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.31 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.35 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.93 #c37578 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#3c8a87  rgb(60, 138, 135)  hsl(178, 39%, 39%)  Dark Cyan
#8a3c3f  rgb(138, 60, 63)  hsl(358, 39%, 39%)  Cordovan
#873c8a  rgb(135, 60, 138)  hsl(298, 39%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#8a873c  rgb(138, 135, 60)  hsl(58, 39%, 39%)  Olive