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#2C8B72

#2c8b72 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2c8b72 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 54.51% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.99% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 164.21°, with 51.91% saturation and 35.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.2022

Complementary

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #8b2c45

Split complementary

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #8b2c74
  3. #8b422c

Analogous

  1. #2c8b42
  2. #2c8b72
  3. #2c748b

Triadic

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #722c8b
  3. #8b722c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #2c458b
  3. #8b2c45
  4. #8b722c

Square

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #422c8b
  3. #8b2c45
  4. #748b2c

Monochromatic

  1. #071713
  2. #1a5142
  3. #2c8b72
  4. #41c3a1
  5. #7bd5bd

Shades

#2c8b72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #287d67
  3. #236f5b
  4. #1f6150
  5. #1a5344
  6. #164639
  7. #12382e
  8. #0d2a22
  9. #091c17
  10. #040e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8b72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #419780
  3. #56a28e
  4. #6bae9c
  5. #80b9aa
  6. #96c5b9
  7. #abd1c7
  8. #c0dcd5
  9. #d5e8e3
  10. #eaf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8b72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8b72
  2. #348a73
  3. #3d8975
  4. #458876
  5. #4e8778
  6. #568679
  7. #5e847a
  8. #67837c
  9. #6f827d
  10. #78817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7874 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #638073 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8b72 {
  color: #2c8b72;
}
Background
.bg-2c8b72 {
  background-color: #2c8b72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8b72 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8b72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8b72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 139 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8b72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8b72, #2c748b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8b72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 139 114 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.98 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 7.88 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.42 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.58 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.53 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.84 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.92 #d3748d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Viridian
#2c8b72  rgb(44, 139, 114)  hsl(164, 52%, 36%)  Viridian
#8b2c45  rgb(139, 44, 69)  hsl(344, 52%, 36%)  Claret
#722c8b  rgb(114, 44, 139)  hsl(284, 52%, 36%)  Eminence
#8b722c  rgb(139, 114, 44)  hsl(44, 52%, 36%)  Golden Brown