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#2A8A87

#2a8a87 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a8a87 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 54.12% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.17% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 178.13°, with 53.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2042

Complementary

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #8a2a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #8a2a5d
  3. #8a572a

Analogous

  1. #2a8a57
  2. #2a8a87
  3. #2a5d8a

Triadic

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #872a8a
  3. #8a872a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #2a2d8a
  3. #8a2a2d
  4. #8a872a

Square

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #572a8a
  3. #8a2a2d
  4. #5d8a2a

Monochromatic

  1. #061514
  2. #184f4e
  3. #2a8a87
  4. #3dc4c0
  5. #77d6d3

Shades

#2a8a87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #267c7a
  3. #226e6c
  4. #1d615f
  5. #195351
  6. #154544
  7. #113736
  8. #0d2929
  9. #081c1b
  10. #040e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8a87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #3f9693
  3. #55a19f
  4. #6aadab
  5. #7fb9b7
  6. #95c5c3
  7. #aad0cf
  8. #bfdcdb
  9. #d4e8e7
  10. #eaf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8a87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8a87
  2. #338986
  3. #3b8886
  4. #448785
  5. #4c8684
  6. #558584
  7. #5e8483
  8. #668382
  9. #6f8281
  10. #778181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828387 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8087 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8a87 {
  color: #2a8a87;
}
Background
.bg-2a8a87 {
  background-color: #2a8a87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8a87 {
  border: 2px solid #2a8a87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8a87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 138 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8a87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8a87, #2a5d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8a87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 138 135 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 1.87 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.26 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.73 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.56 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.37 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.32 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.65 #d57578 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2a8a87  rgb(42, 138, 135)  hsl(178, 53%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#8a2a2d  rgb(138, 42, 45)  hsl(358, 53%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#872a8a  rgb(135, 42, 138)  hsl(298, 53%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#8a872a  rgb(138, 135, 42)  hsl(58, 53%, 35%)  Olive