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#2CA59B

#2ca59b ≈ Persian Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2ca59b is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 64.71% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.06% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 175.04°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2981

Complementary

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #a52c36

Split complementary

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #a52c73
  3. #a55e2c

Analogous

  1. #2ca55e
  2. #2ca59b
  3. #2c73a5

Triadic

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #9b2ca5
  3. #a59b2c

Tetradic

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #2c36a5
  3. #a52c36
  4. #a59b2c

Square

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #5e2ca5
  3. #a52c36
  4. #73a52c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2c2a
  2. #1c6962
  3. #2ca59b
  4. #4ed0c5
  5. #8ae0d9

Shades

#2ca59b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #28958c
  3. #23847c
  4. #1f746d
  5. #1a635d
  6. #16534e
  7. #12423e
  8. #0d322f
  9. #09211f
  10. #041110
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ca59b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #41aea5
  3. #56b7af
  4. #6bc0b9
  5. #80c9c3
  6. #96d2cd
  7. #abdbd7
  8. #c0e4e1
  9. #d5edeb
  10. #eaf6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ca59b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ca59b
  2. #34a198
  3. #3d9e96
  4. #459a93
  5. #4e9690
  6. #56938e
  7. #5e8f8b
  8. #678b88
  9. #6f8785
  10. #788483
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789b97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c9c9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8f9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea09b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71989c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ca59b {
  color: #2ca59b;
}
Background
.bg-2ca59b {
  background-color: #2ca59b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ca59b {
  border: 2px solid #2ca59b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ca59b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 165 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ca59b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca59b, #2c73a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ca59b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 165 155 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.49 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.94 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.41 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.86 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.64 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.37 #d35a64 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#2ca59b  rgb(44, 165, 155)  hsl(175, 58%, 41%)  Persian Green
#a52c36  rgb(165, 44, 54)  hsl(355, 58%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#9b2ca5  rgb(155, 44, 165)  hsl(295, 58%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#a59b2c  rgb(165, 155, 44)  hsl(55, 58%, 41%)  Brass