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#3E8989

#3e8989 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e8989 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 53.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.69% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2072

Complementary

  1. #3e8989
  2. #893e3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e8989
  2. #893e64
  3. #89643e

Analogous

  1. #3e8964
  2. #3e8989
  3. #3e6489

Triadic

  1. #3e8989
  2. #893e89
  3. #89893e

Tetradic

  1. #3e8989
  2. #3e3e89
  3. #893e3e
  4. #89893e

Square

  1. #3e8989
  2. #643e89
  3. #893e3e
  4. #64893e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2020
  2. #265454
  3. #3e8989
  4. #5eb6b6
  5. #92cece

Shades

#3e8989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e8989
  2. #387b7b
  3. #326e6e
  4. #2b6060
  5. #255252
  6. #1f4545
  7. #193737
  8. #132929
  9. #0c1b1b
  10. #060e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e8989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e8989
  2. #519595
  3. #65a1a1
  4. #78acac
  5. #8bb8b8
  6. #9fc4c4
  7. #b2d0d0
  8. #c5dcdc
  9. #d8e7e7
  10. #ecf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e8989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e8989
  2. #458888
  3. #4b8787
  4. #528686
  5. #588585
  6. #5f8585
  7. #668484
  8. #6c8383
  9. #738282
  10. #798181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818389 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747a8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8589 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #638089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #238b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e8989 {
  color: #3e8989;
}
Background
.bg-3e8989 {
  background-color: #3e8989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3e8989 {
  border: 2px solid #3e8989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e8989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 137 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e8989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e8989, #3e6489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e8989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 137 137 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.62 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.22 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.94 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.08 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.91 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.23 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.43 #c17676 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#3e8989  rgb(62, 137, 137)  hsl(180, 38%, 39%)  Dark Cyan
#893e3e  rgb(137, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 38%, 39%)  Cordovan
#893e89  rgb(137, 62, 137)  hsl(300, 38%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#89893e  rgb(137, 137, 62)  hsl(60, 38%, 39%)  Olive