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#2BB2B9

#2bb2b9 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2b9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.76% cyan, 3.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 182.96°, with 62.28% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #b9322b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #b92b6b
  3. #b9792b

Analogous

  1. #2bb979
  2. #2bb2b9
  3. #2b6bb9

Triadic

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #b92bb2
  3. #b2b92b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #322bb9
  3. #b9322b
  4. #b2b92b

Square

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #792bb9
  3. #b9322b
  4. #6bb92b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3b3d
  2. #1d767b
  3. #2bb2b9
  4. #58d2d8
  5. #96e3e7

Shades

#2bb2b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #27a0a7
  3. #228e94
  4. #1e7d82
  5. #1a6b6f
  6. #16595d
  7. #11474a
  8. #0d3538
  9. #092425
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #40bac0
  3. #55c1c7
  4. #6bc9ce
  5. #80d1d5
  6. #95d9dc
  7. #aae0e3
  8. #bfe8ea
  9. #d5f0f1
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2b9
  2. #34adb3
  3. #3ca8ae
  4. #45a3a8
  5. #4d9ea2
  6. #56999d
  7. #5e9497
  8. #678f91
  9. #6f8a8b
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82a8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4aaba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85adb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a5b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2b9 {
  color: #2bb2b9;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2b9 {
  background-color: #2bb2b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2b9 {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2b9, #2b6bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 185 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.46 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.17 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.75 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.41 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.70 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.15 #d44d46 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2bb2b9  rgb(43, 178, 185)  hsl(183, 62%, 45%)  Verdigris
#b9322b  rgb(185, 50, 43)  hsl(3, 62%, 45%)  Firebrick
#b92bb2  rgb(185, 43, 178)  hsl(303, 62%, 45%)  Purpureus
#b2b92b  rgb(178, 185, 43)  hsl(63, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green