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#408D8D

#408d8d ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#408d8d is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 55.29% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.56% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #408d8d
  2. #8d4040

Split complementary

  1. #408d8d
  2. #8d4067
  3. #8d6740

Analogous

  1. #408d67
  2. #408d8d
  3. #40678d

Triadic

  1. #408d8d
  2. #8d408d
  3. #8d8d40

Tetradic

  1. #408d8d
  2. #40408d
  3. #8d4040
  4. #8d8d40

Square

  1. #408d8d
  2. #67408d
  3. #8d4040
  4. #678d40

Monochromatic

  1. #102424
  2. #285858
  3. #408d8d
  4. #62b8b8
  5. #96d0d0

Shades

#408d8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #408d8d
  2. #3a7f7f
  3. #337171
  4. #2d6363
  5. #265555
  6. #204747
  7. #1a3838
  8. #132a2a
  9. #0d1c1c
  10. #060e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#408d8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #408d8d
  2. #539898
  3. #66a4a4
  4. #79afaf
  5. #8cbbbb
  6. #a0c6c6
  7. #b3d1d1
  8. #c6dddd
  9. #d9e8e8
  10. #ecf4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#408d8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #408d8d
  2. #468c8c
  3. #4d8a8a
  4. #538989
  5. #5a8888
  6. #608787
  7. #668585
  8. #6d8484
  9. #738383
  10. #7a8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85878d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787d8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70898d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #66848d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #258f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-408d8d {
  color: #408d8d;
}
Background
.bg-408d8d {
  background-color: #408d8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-408d8d {
  border: 2px solid #408d8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #408d8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 141 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-408d8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #408d8d, #40678d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-408d8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 141 141 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.81 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.35 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.80 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.34 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.80 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.08 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.05 #bf7272 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#408d8d  rgb(64, 141, 141)  hsl(180, 38%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#8d4040  rgb(141, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 38%, 40%)  Cordovan
#8d408d  rgb(141, 64, 141)  hsl(300, 38%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#8d8d40  rgb(141, 141, 64)  hsl(60, 38%, 40%)  Moss Green