#0c9eae

Color #0c9eae

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#0c9eae

RGB

rgb(12, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(185.9, 87.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.9, 93.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(93.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(59.51, -28.01, -18.01)

LCH

lch(59.51, 33.3, 212.74)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1082, 207.63)

HWB

hwb(185.9, 4.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae1c0c

Analogous

#0cae6d

#0c9eae

#0c4dae

Triadic

#0c9eae

#ae0c9e

#9eae0c

Split-complementary

#0c9eae

#ae0c4d

#ae6d0c

Tetradic

#0c9eae

#1c0cae

#ae1c0c

#9eae0c

Square

#0c9eae

#6d0cae

#ae1c0c

#4dae0c

Shades

Color #0c9eae mixed toward black.

#0a8491

#086974

#064f57

#04353a

#021a1d

Tints

Color #0c9eae mixed toward white.

#0fcce1

#35dff1

#68e7f5

#9aeff8

#cdf7fc

Tones

Color #0c9eae mixed toward gray.

#1a93a1

#278893

#357e86

#427378

#50686b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6daa · ΔE 29.4

Deuteranopia

#655ba9 · ΔE 34

Tritanopia

#27a7a7 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #0c9eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0c9eae]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#0c9eae (#0c9eae) is rgb(12, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #0c9eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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