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#2C8595

#2c8595 ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c8595 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 52.16% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.47% cyan, 10.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 189.14°, with 54.4% saturation and 37.84% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 6.58.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.1948

Complementary

  1. #2c8595
  2. #953c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8595
  2. #952c50
  3. #95702c

Analogous

  1. #2c9570
  2. #2c8595
  3. #2c5095

Triadic

  1. #2c8595
  2. #952c85
  3. #85952c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8595
  2. #3c2c95
  3. #953c2c
  4. #85952c

Square

  1. #2c8595
  2. #702c95
  3. #953c2c
  4. #50952c

Monochromatic

  1. #091c1f
  2. #1b505a
  3. #2c8595
  4. #45b4c8
  5. #80ccda

Shades

#2c8595 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8595
  2. #287886
  3. #236a77
  4. #1f5d68
  5. #1a5059
  6. #16434b
  7. #12353c
  8. #0d282d
  9. #091b1e
  10. #040d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8595 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8595
  2. #4191a0
  3. #569daa
  4. #6baab5
  5. #80b6bf
  6. #96c2ca
  7. #abced5
  8. #c0dadf
  9. #d5e7ea
  10. #eaf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8595 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8595
  2. #348593
  3. #3d8491
  4. #45848f
  5. #4e838d
  6. #56838b
  7. #5e8288
  8. #678286
  9. #6f8184
  10. #788182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #638296 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #577c95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00898e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8595 {
  color: #2c8595;
}
Background
.bg-2c8595 {
  background-color: #2c8595;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8595 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8595;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8595;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 133 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 54% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8595 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8595, #2c5095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8595 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 133 149 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.58 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.54 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.89 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.05 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.15 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.17 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.70 #d37a6a Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#2c8595  rgb(44, 133, 149)  hsl(189, 54%, 38%)  Teal Blue
#953c2c  rgb(149, 60, 44)  hsl(9, 54%, 38%)  Chestnut
#952c85  rgb(149, 44, 133)  hsl(309, 54%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#85952c  rgb(133, 149, 44)  hsl(69, 54%, 38%)  Olive Drab