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#3C8A90

#3c8a90 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c8a90 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 54.12% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.33% cyan, 4.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 184.29°, with 41.18% saturation and 40% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2115

Complementary

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #90423c

Split complementary

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #903c60
  3. #906c3c

Analogous

  1. #3c906c
  2. #3c8a90
  3. #3c6090

Triadic

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #903c8a
  3. #8a903c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #423c90
  3. #90423c
  4. #8a903c

Square

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #6c3c90
  3. #90423c
  4. #60903c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2224
  2. #25565a
  3. #3c8a90
  4. #5db5bc
  5. #93cdd2

Shades

#3c8a90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #367c82
  3. #306e73
  4. #2a6165
  5. #245356
  6. #1e4548
  7. #18373a
  8. #12292b
  9. #0c1c1d
  10. #060e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8a90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #50969b
  3. #63a1a6
  4. #77adb1
  5. #8ab9bc
  6. #9ec5c8
  7. #b1d0d3
  8. #c5dcde
  9. #d8e8e9
  10. #ecf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8a90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8a90
  2. #43898e
  3. #4a888d
  4. #50878b
  5. #57868a
  6. #5e8588
  7. #658486
  8. #6c8385
  9. #728283
  10. #798182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737b90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b8790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #628190 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a8d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8a90 {
  color: #3c8a90;
}
Background
.bg-3c8a90 {
  background-color: #3c8a90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8a90 {
  border: 2px solid #3c8a90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8a90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 138 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 41% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8a90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8a90, #3c6090);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8a90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 138 144 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.78 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.35 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.67 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.51 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.74 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.98 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.82 #c3756f Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#3c8a90  rgb(60, 138, 144)  hsl(184, 41%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#90423c  rgb(144, 66, 60)  hsl(4, 41%, 40%)  Chestnut
#903c8a  rgb(144, 60, 138)  hsl(304, 41%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#8a903c  rgb(138, 144, 60)  hsl(64, 41%, 40%)  Moss Green