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#2C8D8A

#2c8d8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c8d8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 55.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.14°, with 52.43% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #8d2c2f

Split complementary

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #8d2c5f
  3. #8d592c

Analogous

  1. #2c8d59
  2. #2c8d8a
  3. #2c5f8d

Triadic

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #8a2c8d
  3. #8d8a2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #2c2f8d
  3. #8d2c2f
  4. #8d8a2c

Square

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #592c8d
  3. #8d2c2f
  4. #5f8d2c

Monochromatic

  1. #081818
  2. #1a5351
  3. #2c8d8a
  4. #42c4c0
  5. #7cd6d3

Shades

#2c8d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #287f7c
  3. #23716e
  4. #1f6361
  5. #1a5553
  6. #164745
  7. #123837
  8. #0d2a29
  9. #091c1c
  10. #040e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c8d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #419896
  3. #56a4a1
  4. #6bafad
  5. #80bbb9
  6. #96c6c5
  7. #abd1d0
  8. #c0dddc
  9. #d5e8e8
  10. #eaf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c8d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c8d8a
  2. #348c89
  3. #3d8a88
  4. #458987
  5. #4e8886
  6. #568785
  7. #5e8584
  8. #678483
  9. #6f8382
  10. #788181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00918c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c898a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61838a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008f8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c8d8a {
  color: #2c8d8a;
}
Background
.bg-2c8d8a {
  background-color: #2c8d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c8d8a {
  border: 2px solid #2c8d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c8d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 141 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c8d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c8d8a, #2c5f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c8d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 141 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.11 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.29 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.46 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.59 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.83 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.81 #d37275 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2c8d8a  rgb(44, 141, 138)  hsl(178, 52%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#8d2c2f  rgb(141, 44, 47)  hsl(358, 52%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8a2c8d  rgb(138, 44, 141)  hsl(298, 52%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#8d8a2c  rgb(141, 138, 44)  hsl(58, 52%, 36%)  Olive