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#2B836B

#2b836b ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2b836b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 51.37% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.32% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 163.64°, with 50.57% saturation and 34.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #2b836b
  2. #832b43

Split complementary

  1. #2b836b
  2. #832b6f
  3. #833f2b

Analogous

  1. #2b833f
  2. #2b836b
  3. #2b6f83

Triadic

  1. #2b836b
  2. #6b2b83
  3. #836b2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b836b
  2. #2b4383
  3. #832b43
  4. #836b2b

Square

  1. #2b836b
  2. #3f2b83
  3. #832b43
  4. #6f832b

Monochromatic

  1. #05100d
  2. #18493c
  3. #2b836b
  4. #3ebd9a
  5. #75d2b9

Shades

#2b836b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b836b
  2. #277660
  3. #226956
  4. #1e5c4b
  5. #1a4f40
  6. #164236
  7. #11342b
  8. #0d2720
  9. #091a15
  10. #040d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b836b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b836b
  2. #408f7a
  3. #559c89
  4. #6ba897
  5. #80b5a6
  6. #95c1b5
  7. #aacdc4
  8. #bfdad3
  9. #d5e6e1
  10. #eaf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b836b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b836b
  2. #34836d
  3. #3c826f
  4. #458271
  5. #4d8273
  6. #568276
  7. #5e8178
  8. #67817a
  9. #6f817c
  10. #78807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7a6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73716d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00847c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687e6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e796c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #058476 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b836b {
  color: #2b836b;
}
Background
.bg-2b836b {
  background-color: #2b836b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b836b {
  border: 2px solid #2b836b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b836b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 131 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 51% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b836b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b836b, #2b6f83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b836b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 131 107 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 2.53 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 5.61 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.58 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.19 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.69 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.23 #d47c94 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Viridian
#2b836b  rgb(43, 131, 107)  hsl(164, 51%, 34%)  Viridian
#832b43  rgb(131, 43, 67)  hsl(344, 51%, 34%)  Claret
#6b2b83  rgb(107, 43, 131)  hsl(284, 51%, 34%)  Eminence
#836b2b  rgb(131, 107, 43)  hsl(44, 51%, 34%)  Raw Umber