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#2C8A97

#2c8a97 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c8a97 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.12% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.86% cyan, 8.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 187.29°, with 54.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2095

Complementary

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #97392c

Split complementary

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #972c55
  3. #976f2c

Analogous

  1. #2c976f
  2. #2c8a97
  3. #2c5597

Triadic

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #972c8a
  3. #8a972c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #392c97
  3. #97392c
  4. #8a972c

Square

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #6f2c97
  3. #97392c
  4. #55972c

Monochromatic

  1. #091e21
  2. #1b545c
  3. #2c8a97
  4. #46b9c9
  5. #82d0da

Shades

#2c8a97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #287c88
  3. #236e79
  4. #1f616a
  5. #1a535b
  6. #16454c
  7. #12373c
  8. #0d292d
  9. #091c1e
  10. #040e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8a97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #4196a1
  3. #56a1ac
  4. #6badb6
  5. #80b9c1
  6. #96c5cb
  7. #abd0d5
  8. #c0dce0
  9. #d5e8ea
  10. #eaf3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8a97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8a97
  2. #348995
  3. #3d8892
  4. #458790
  5. #4e868e
  6. #56858c
  7. #5e8489
  8. #678387
  9. #6f8285
  10. #788182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8598 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7997 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00908e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8097 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8a97 {
  color: #2c8a97;
}
Background
.bg-2c8a97 {
  background-color: #2c8a97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8a97 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8a97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8a97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 138 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 55% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8a97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8a97, #2c5597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8a97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 138 151 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.32 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.44 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.79 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.90 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.14 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.56 #d37568 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2c8a97  rgb(44, 138, 151)  hsl(187, 55%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#97392c  rgb(151, 57, 44)  hsl(7, 55%, 38%)  Chestnut
#972c8a  rgb(151, 44, 138)  hsl(307, 55%, 38%)  Deep Plum
#8a972c  rgb(138, 151, 44)  hsl(67, 55%, 38%)  Olive Drab