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#2C8070

#2c8070 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c8070 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 50.2% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.5% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 168.57°, with 48.84% saturation and 33.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1714

Complementary

  1. #2c8070
  2. #802c3c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8070
  2. #802c66
  3. #80462c

Analogous

  1. #2c8046
  2. #2c8070
  3. #2c6680

Triadic

  1. #2c8070
  2. #702c80
  3. #80702c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8070
  2. #2c3c80
  3. #802c3c
  4. #80702c

Square

  1. #2c8070
  2. #462c80
  3. #802c3c
  4. #66802c

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0d
  2. #18473e
  3. #2c8070
  4. #40b9a2
  5. #75d0be

Shades

#2c8070 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8070
  2. #287365
  3. #23665a
  4. #1f5a4e
  5. #1a4d43
  6. #164038
  7. #12332d
  8. #0d2622
  9. #091a16
  10. #040d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8070 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8070
  2. #418d7e
  3. #56998d
  4. #6ba69b
  5. #80b3a9
  6. #96c0b8
  7. #abccc6
  8. #c0d9d4
  9. #d5e6e2
  10. #eaf2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8070 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8070
  2. #348072
  3. #3d8073
  4. #458075
  5. #4e8076
  6. #568078
  7. #5e807a
  8. #67807b
  9. #6f807d
  10. #78807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7872 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b786f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6f71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #657b70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b7671 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #068177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8070 {
  color: #2c8070;
}
Background
.bg-2c8070 {
  background-color: #2c8070;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c8070 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8070;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8070;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 128 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 49% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8070 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8070, #2c6680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8070 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 128 112 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.12 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 4.06 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.27 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 5.56 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.76 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.95 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.21 #d37f8f Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Viridian
#2c8070  rgb(44, 128, 112)  hsl(169, 49%, 34%)  Viridian
#802c3c  rgb(128, 44, 60)  hsl(349, 49%, 34%)  Wine
#702c80  rgb(112, 44, 128)  hsl(289, 49%, 34%)  Eminence
#80702c  rgb(128, 112, 44)  hsl(49, 49%, 34%)  Olive