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#2BB2BF

#2bb2bf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.49% cyan, 6.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 185.27°, with 63.25% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.59.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3612

Complementary

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #bf382b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #bf2b68
  3. #bf822b

Analogous

  1. #2bbf82
  2. #2bb2bf
  3. #2b68bf

Triadic

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #bf2bb2
  3. #b2bf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #382bbf
  3. #bf382b
  4. #b2bf2b

Square

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #822bbf
  3. #bf382b
  4. #68bf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3e42
  2. #1d7881
  3. #2bb2bf
  4. #5ccfda
  5. #9be2e8

Shades

#2bb2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #27a0ac
  3. #228e99
  4. #1e7d86
  5. #1a6b73
  6. #165960
  7. #11474c
  8. #0d3539
  9. #092426
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #40bac5
  3. #55c1cc
  4. #6bc9d2
  5. #80d1d9
  6. #95d9df
  7. #aae0e5
  8. #bfe8ec
  9. #d5f0f2
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2bf
  2. #34adb9
  3. #3ca8b2
  4. #45a3ac
  5. #4d9ea6
  6. #5699a0
  7. #5e9499
  8. #678f93
  9. #6f8a8d
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9cbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84aec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74a5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2bf {
  color: #2bb2bf;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2bf {
  background-color: #2bb2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2bf {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2bf, #2b68bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.27 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.00 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.04 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.38 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.52 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.31 #d44d40 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2bb2bf  rgb(43, 178, 191)  hsl(185, 63%, 46%)  Verdigris
#bf382b  rgb(191, 56, 43)  hsl(5, 63%, 46%)  Persian Red
#bf2bb2  rgb(191, 43, 178)  hsl(305, 63%, 46%)  Purpureus
#b2bf2b  rgb(178, 191, 43)  hsl(65, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green