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#2C8D79

#2c8d79 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c8d79 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 55.29% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.18% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 167.63°, with 52.43% saturation and 36.27% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.2097

Complementary

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #8d2c40

Split complementary

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #8d2c70
  3. #8d482c

Analogous

  1. #2c8d48
  2. #2c8d79
  3. #2c708d

Triadic

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #792c8d
  3. #8d792c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #2c408d
  3. #8d2c40
  4. #8d792c

Square

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #482c8d
  3. #8d2c40
  4. #708d2c

Monochromatic

  1. #081815
  2. #1a5347
  3. #2c8d79
  4. #42c4a9
  5. #7cd6c3

Shades

#2c8d79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #287f6d
  3. #237161
  4. #1f6355
  5. #1a5549
  6. #16473d
  7. #123830
  8. #0d2a24
  9. #091c18
  10. #040e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8d79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #419886
  3. #56a494
  4. #6bafa1
  5. #80bbaf
  6. #96c6bc
  7. #abd1c9
  8. #c0ddd7
  9. #d5e8e4
  10. #eaf4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8d79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8d79
  2. #348c7a
  3. #3d8a7a
  4. #45897b
  5. #4e887c
  6. #56877d
  7. #5e857d
  8. #67847e
  9. #6f837f
  10. #78817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67847c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888478 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7a7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8878 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64827a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8d79 {
  color: #2c8d79;
}
Background
.bg-2c8d79 {
  background-color: #2c8d79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8d79 {
  border: 2px solid #2c8d79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8d79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8d79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8d79, #2c708d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8d79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 121 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.68 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.99 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.31 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.31 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.14 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.33 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.39 #d37286 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Viridian
#2c8d79  rgb(44, 141, 121)  hsl(168, 52%, 36%)  Viridian
#8d2c40  rgb(141, 44, 64)  hsl(348, 52%, 36%)  Claret
#792c8d  rgb(121, 44, 141)  hsl(288, 52%, 36%)  Eminence
#8d792c  rgb(141, 121, 44)  hsl(48, 52%, 36%)  Olive