DarkCyan

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CSS named colorCyan · mid · balanced
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#008B8B

Dark Cyan

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 5.07:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#008B8BsRGB hexadecimal
RGBrgb(0, 139, 139)screen channels
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 27%)hue, saturation, lightness
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%)approximate process color
Tailwindteal-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

Foreground contrast

WCAG ratios
White textlarge text4.15:1
Black textAA5.07:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

Palette relationships

generated in color space
Tonal ramp
#050505
#163131
#185C5C
#008B8B
#70AFAF
#B6D4D4
#FAFAFA
Analogous
#008B46
#008B8B
#00458B
Triadic
#008B8B
#8B008B
#8B8B00
Complement
#008B8B
#8B0000

Nearest named neighbors

Lab distance · lower is closer

CSS output

:root {
  --color-dark-cyan: #008B8B;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-cyan);
  color: #000000;
}
Hue196°
Lightness52 L*
Chroma31.9
Luminance0.203