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#2AAAAE

#2aaaae ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2aaaae is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 66.67% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 181.82°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.323

Complementary

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #ae2e2a

Split complementary

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #ae2a68
  3. #ae702a

Analogous

  1. #2aae70
  2. #2aaaae
  3. #2a68ae

Triadic

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #ae2aaa
  3. #aaae2a

Tetradic

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #2e2aae
  3. #ae2e2a
  4. #aaae2a

Square

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #702aae
  3. #ae2e2a
  4. #68ae2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c3233
  2. #1b6e70
  3. #2aaaae
  4. #50d1d5
  5. #8de1e4

Shades

#2aaaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #26999d
  3. #22888b
  4. #1d777a
  5. #196668
  6. #155557
  7. #114446
  8. #0d3334
  9. #082223
  10. #041111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aaaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #3fb3b6
  3. #55bbbe
  4. #6ac4c6
  5. #7fccce
  6. #95d5d7
  7. #aadddf
  8. #bfe6e7
  9. #d4eeef
  10. #eaf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aaaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aaaae
  2. #33a6a9
  3. #3ba2a5
  4. #449da0
  5. #4c999c
  6. #559597
  7. #5e9192
  8. #668d8e
  9. #6f8889
  10. #778485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b94af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa5ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #719dae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aaaae {
  color: #2aaaae;
}
Background
.bg-2aaaae {
  background-color: #2aaaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aaaae {
  border: 2px solid #2aaaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aaaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 170 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aaaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aaaae, #2a68ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aaaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 170 174 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.31 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.10 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.70 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.26 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.30 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.68 #d55551 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2aaaae  rgb(42, 170, 174)  hsl(182, 61%, 42%)  Verdigris
#ae2e2a  rgb(174, 46, 42)  hsl(2, 61%, 42%)  Firebrick
#ae2aaa  rgb(174, 42, 170)  hsl(302, 61%, 42%)  Purpureus
#aaae2a  rgb(170, 174, 42)  hsl(62, 61%, 42%)  Brass