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#2C856D

#2c856d ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c856d is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 52.16% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.05% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 163.82°, with 50.28% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1841

Complementary

  1. #2c856d
  2. #852c44

Split complementary

  1. #2c856d
  2. #852c71
  3. #85412c

Analogous

  1. #2c8541
  2. #2c856d
  3. #2c7185

Triadic

  1. #2c856d
  2. #6d2c85
  3. #856d2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c856d
  2. #2c4485
  3. #852c44
  4. #856d2c

Square

  1. #2c856d
  2. #412c85
  3. #852c44
  4. #71852c

Monochromatic

  1. #06120f
  2. #194c3e
  3. #2c856d
  4. #3fbe9c
  5. #78d2ba

Shades

#2c856d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c856d
  2. #287862
  3. #236a57
  4. #1f5d4c
  5. #1a5041
  6. #164337
  7. #12352c
  8. #0d2821
  9. #091b16
  10. #040d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c856d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c856d
  2. #41917c
  3. #569d8a
  4. #6baa99
  5. #80b6a7
  6. #96c2b6
  7. #abcec5
  8. #c0dad3
  9. #d5e7e2
  10. #eaf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c856d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c856d
  2. #34856f
  3. #3d8471
  4. #458473
  5. #4e8375
  6. #568377
  7. #5e8278
  8. #67827a
  9. #6f817c
  10. #78817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817c6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74736f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00867e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69806c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607b6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #068678 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c856d {
  color: #2c856d;
}
Background
.bg-2c856d {
  background-color: #2c856d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c856d {
  border: 2px solid #2c856d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c856d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 133 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 50% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c856d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c856d, #2c7185);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c856d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 133 109 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 2.61 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.32 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.98 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 8.13 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.49 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.73 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.98 #d37a92 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Viridian
#2c856d  rgb(44, 133, 109)  hsl(164, 50%, 35%)  Viridian
#852c44  rgb(133, 44, 68)  hsl(344, 50%, 35%)  Claret
#6d2c85  rgb(109, 44, 133)  hsl(284, 50%, 35%)  Eminence
#856d2c  rgb(133, 109, 44)  hsl(44, 50%, 35%)  Raw Umber