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#2BA2AC

#2ba2ac ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ba2ac is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 63.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 5.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 184.65°, with 60% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.2933

Complementary

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #ac352b

Split complementary

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #ac2b62
  3. #ac762b

Analogous

  1. #2bac76
  2. #2ba2ac
  3. #2b62ac

Triadic

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #ac2ba2
  3. #a2ac2b

Tetradic

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #352bac
  3. #ac352b
  4. #a2ac2b

Square

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #762bac
  3. #ac352b
  4. #62ac2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2f32
  2. #1c686f
  3. #2ba2ac
  4. #50c9d3
  5. #8ddce3

Shades

#2ba2ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #27929b
  3. #22828a
  4. #1e7178
  5. #1a6167
  6. #165156
  7. #114145
  8. #0d3134
  9. #092022
  10. #041011
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ba2ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #40abb4
  3. #55b5bd
  4. #6bbec5
  5. #80c7cd
  6. #95d1d6
  7. #aadade
  8. #bfe3e6
  9. #d5ecee
  10. #eaf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ba2ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ba2ac
  2. #349fa8
  3. #3c9ba3
  4. #45989f
  5. #4d949a
  6. #569196
  7. #5e8e92
  8. #678a8d
  9. #6f8789
  10. #788384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77999e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a96ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ba2ac {
  color: #2ba2ac;
}
Background
.bg-2ba2ac {
  background-color: #2ba2ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ba2ac {
  border: 2px solid #2ba2ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ba2ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 162 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ba2ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba2ac, #2b62ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ba2ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 162 172 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.39 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.53 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.03 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.06 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.10 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 11.34 #d45d53 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2ba2ac  rgb(43, 162, 172)  hsl(185, 60%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#ac352b  rgb(172, 53, 43)  hsl(5, 60%, 42%)  Firebrick
#ac2ba2  rgb(172, 43, 162)  hsl(305, 60%, 42%)  Purpureus
#a2ac2b  rgb(162, 172, 43)  hsl(65, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green