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#2BB4BF

#2bb4bf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb4bf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 70.59% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.49% cyan, 5.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 184.46°, 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3692

Complementary

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #bf362b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #bf2b6a
  3. #bf802b

Analogous

  1. #2bbf80
  2. #2bb4bf
  3. #2b6abf

Triadic

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #bf2bb4
  3. #b4bf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #362bbf
  3. #bf362b
  4. #b4bf2b

Square

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #802bbf
  3. #bf362b
  4. #6abf2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3e42
  2. #1d7981
  3. #2bb4bf
  4. #5cd1da
  5. #9be3e8

Shades

#2bb4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #27a2ac
  3. #229099
  4. #1e7e86
  5. #1a6c73
  6. #165a60
  7. #11484c
  8. #0d3639
  9. #092426
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #40bcc5
  3. #55c3cc
  4. #6bcbd2
  5. #80d2d9
  6. #95dadf
  7. #aae1e5
  8. #bfe9ec
  9. #d5f0f2
  10. #eaf8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb4bf
  2. #34afb9
  3. #3caab2
  4. #45a4ac
  5. #4d9fa6
  6. #569aa0
  7. #5e9599
  8. #679093
  9. #6f8a8d
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84aaaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5acc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919dc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85afbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a7bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb4bf {
  color: #2bb4bf;
}
Background
.bg-2bb4bf {
  background-color: #2bb4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb4bf {
  border: 2px solid #2bb4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 180 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb4bf, #2b6abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 180 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.86 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.39 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.54 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.62 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.29 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.42 #d44b40 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2bb4bf  rgb(43, 180, 191)  hsl(184, 63%, 46%)  Verdigris
#bf362b  rgb(191, 54, 43)  hsl(4, 63%, 46%)  Persian Red
#bf2bb4  rgb(191, 43, 180)  hsl(304, 63%, 46%)  Purpureus
#b4bf2b  rgb(180, 191, 43)  hsl(64, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green