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#508E8A

#508e8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#508e8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 55.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 176.13°, with 27.93% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.2289

Complementary

  1. #508e8a
  2. #8e5054

Split complementary

  1. #508e8a
  2. #8e5073
  3. #8e6b50

Analogous

  1. #508e6b
  2. #508e8a
  3. #50738e

Triadic

  1. #508e8a
  2. #8a508e
  3. #8e8a50

Tetradic

  1. #508e8a
  2. #50548e
  3. #8e5054
  4. #8e8a50

Square

  1. #508e8a
  2. #6b508e
  3. #8e5054
  4. #738e50

Monochromatic

  1. #192c2b
  2. #345d5a
  3. #508e8a
  4. #78b3af
  5. #a9cecc

Shades

#508e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #508e8a
  2. #48807c
  3. #40726e
  4. #386361
  5. #305553
  6. #284745
  7. #203937
  8. #182b29
  9. #101c1c
  10. #080e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#508e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #508e8a
  2. #629996
  3. #73a5a1
  4. #85b0ad
  5. #96bbb9
  6. #a8c7c5
  7. #b9d2d0
  8. #cbdddc
  9. #dce8e8
  10. #eef4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#508e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #508e8a
  2. #558d89
  3. #5a8b88
  4. #5e8a87
  5. #638886
  6. #688785
  7. #6d8684
  8. #728483
  9. #768382
  10. #7b8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d808b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e868a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41908c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-508e8a {
  color: #508e8a;
}
Background
.bg-508e8a {
  background-color: #508e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-508e8a {
  border: 2px solid #508e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #508e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 142 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 28% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-508e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #508e8a, #50738e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-508e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 142 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.85 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.20 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.01 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.72 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.56 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.79 #af7175 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#508e8a  rgb(80, 142, 138)  hsl(176, 28%, 44%)  Dark Cyan
#8e5054  rgb(142, 80, 84)  hsl(356, 28%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#8a508e  rgb(138, 80, 142)  hsl(296, 28%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8e8a50  rgb(142, 138, 80)  hsl(56, 28%, 44%)  Moss Green