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#478F8F

#478f8f ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#478f8f is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 56.08% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 33.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.2297

Complementary

  1. #478f8f
  2. #8f4747

Split complementary

  1. #478f8f
  2. #8f476b
  3. #8f6b47

Analogous

  1. #478f6b
  2. #478f8f
  3. #476b8f

Triadic

  1. #478f8f
  2. #8f478f
  3. #8f8f47

Tetradic

  1. #478f8f
  2. #47478f
  3. #8f4747
  4. #8f8f47

Square

  1. #478f8f
  2. #6b478f
  3. #8f4747
  4. #6b8f47

Monochromatic

  1. #142929
  2. #2e5c5c
  3. #478f8f
  4. #6cb6b6
  5. #9fd0d0

Shades

#478f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #478f8f
  2. #408181
  3. #397272
  4. #326464
  5. #2b5656
  6. #244848
  7. #1c3939
  8. #152b2b
  9. #0e1d1d
  10. #070e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#478f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #478f8f
  2. #599a9a
  3. #6ca5a5
  4. #7eb1b1
  5. #91bcbc
  6. #a3c7c7
  7. #b5d2d2
  8. #c8dddd
  9. #dae9e9
  10. #edf4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#478f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #478f8f
  2. #4d8e8e
  3. #528c8c
  4. #588b8b
  5. #5e8989
  6. #648888
  7. #698686
  8. #6f8585
  9. #758383
  10. #7a8282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87898f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18938f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a868f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31918f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-478f8f {
  color: #478f8f;
}
Background
.bg-478f8f {
  background-color: #478f8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-478f8f {
  border: 2px solid #478f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #478f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 143 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 34% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-478f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #478f8f, #476b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-478f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 143 143 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.78 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.79 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.42 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.24 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.21 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.87 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.06 #b87070 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#478f8f  rgb(71, 143, 143)  hsl(180, 34%, 42%)  Dark Cyan
#8f4747  rgb(143, 71, 71)  hsl(0, 34%, 42%)  Cordovan
#8f478f  rgb(143, 71, 143)  hsl(300, 34%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#8f8f47  rgb(143, 143, 71)  hsl(60, 34%, 42%)  Moss Green