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#2C9792

#2c9792 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c9792 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 59.22% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.31% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 177.2°, 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2474

Complementary

  1. #2c9792
  2. #972c31

Split complementary

  1. #2c9792
  2. #972c67
  3. #975d2c

Analogous

  1. #2c975d
  2. #2c9792
  3. #2c6797

Triadic

  1. #2c9792
  2. #922c97
  3. #97922c

Tetradic

  1. #2c9792
  2. #2c3197
  3. #972c31
  4. #97922c

Square

  1. #2c9792
  2. #5d2c97
  3. #972c31
  4. #67972c

Monochromatic

  1. #09211f
  2. #1b5c59
  3. #2c9792
  4. #46c9c3
  5. #82dad6

Shades

#2c9792 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c9792
  2. #288883
  3. #237975
  4. #1f6a66
  5. #1a5b58
  6. #164c49
  7. #123c3a
  8. #0d2d2c
  9. #091e1d
  10. #040f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c9792 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c9792
  2. #41a19d
  3. #56aca8
  4. #6bb6b3
  5. #80c1be
  6. #96cbc9
  7. #abd5d3
  8. #c0e0de
  9. #d5eae9
  10. #eaf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c9792 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c9792
  2. #349590
  3. #3d928e
  4. #45908d
  5. #4e8e8b
  6. #568c89
  7. #5e8987
  8. #678785
  9. #6f8584
  10. #788282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8e8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8f92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #739292 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678c93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c9792 {
  color: #2c9792;
}
Background
.bg-2c9792 {
  background-color: #2c9792;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2c9792 {
  border: 2px solid #2c9792;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c9792;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 151 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 55% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c9792 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9792, #2c6797);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c9792 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 151 146 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.81 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.85 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.99 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.23 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.63 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.67 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.41 #d3686d Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2c9792  rgb(44, 151, 146)  hsl(177, 55%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#972c31  rgb(151, 44, 49)  hsl(357, 55%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#922c97  rgb(146, 44, 151)  hsl(297, 55%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#97922c  rgb(151, 146, 44)  hsl(57, 55%, 38%)  Olive