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#2A697E

#2a697e ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a697e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 41.18% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 50% saturation and 32.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.121

Complementary

  1. #2a697e
  2. #7e3f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a697e
  2. #7e2a3f
  3. #7e692a

Analogous

  1. #2a7e69
  2. #2a697e
  3. #2a3f7e

Triadic

  1. #2a697e
  2. #7e2a69
  3. #697e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a697e
  2. #3f2a7e
  3. #7e3f2a
  4. #697e2a

Square

  1. #2a697e
  2. #692a7e
  3. #7e3f2a
  4. #3f7e2a

Monochromatic

  1. #050d0f
  2. #173945
  3. #2a697e
  4. #3d99b7
  5. #71b8d0

Shades

#2a697e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a697e
  2. #265f71
  3. #225465
  4. #1d4a58
  5. #193f4c
  6. #15353f
  7. #112a32
  8. #0d2026
  9. #081519
  10. #040b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a697e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a697e
  2. #3f788b
  3. #558798
  4. #6a96a5
  5. #7fa5b2
  6. #95b4bf
  7. #aac3cb
  8. #bfd2d8
  9. #d4e1e5
  10. #eaf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a697e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a697e
  2. #336b7e
  3. #3b6e7e
  4. #44707f
  5. #4c727f
  6. #55757f
  7. #5e777f
  8. #66797f
  9. #6f7b80
  10. #777e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51656e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d677f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #515e7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d687f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45627e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a697e {
  color: #2a697e;
}
Background
.bg-2a697e {
  background-color: #2a697e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a697e {
  border: 2px solid #2a697e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a697e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 105 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 50% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a697e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a697e, #2a3f7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a697e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 105 126 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.47 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.90 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.21 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 12.01 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 12.03 #d59681 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#2a697e  rgb(42, 105, 126)  hsl(195, 50%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#7e3f2a  rgb(126, 63, 42)  hsl(15, 50%, 33%)  Burnt Umber
#7e2a69  rgb(126, 42, 105)  hsl(315, 50%, 33%)  Byzantium
#697e2a  rgb(105, 126, 42)  hsl(75, 50%, 33%)  Avocado