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#2CAAAA

#2caaaa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2caaaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 58.88% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.3219

Complementary

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #aa2c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #aa2c6b
  3. #aa6b2c

Analogous

  1. #2caa6b
  2. #2caaaa
  3. #2c6baa

Triadic

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #aa2caa
  3. #aaaa2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #2c2caa
  3. #aa2c2c
  4. #aaaa2c

Square

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #6b2caa
  3. #aa2c2c
  4. #6baa2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3030
  2. #1c6d6d
  3. #2caaaa
  4. #51d2d2
  5. #8de2e2

Shades

#2caaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #289999
  3. #238888
  4. #1f7777
  5. #1a6666
  6. #165555
  7. #124444
  8. #0d3333
  9. #092222
  10. #041111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #41b3b3
  3. #56bbbb
  4. #6bc4c4
  5. #80cccc
  6. #96d5d5
  7. #abdddd
  8. #c0e6e6
  9. #d5eeee
  10. #eaf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caaaa
  2. #34a6a6
  3. #3da2a2
  4. #459d9d
  5. #4e9999
  6. #569595
  7. #5e9191
  8. #678d8d
  9. #6f8888
  10. #788484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa1aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c94ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a5aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #729dab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caaaa {
  color: #2caaaa;
}
Background
.bg-2caaaa {
  background-color: #2caaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caaaa {
  border: 2px solid #2caaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caaaa, #2c6baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.36 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.80 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.93 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.50 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.48 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.18 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.72 #d35555 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2caaaa  rgb(44, 170, 170)  hsl(180, 59%, 42%)  Verdigris
#aa2c2c  rgb(170, 44, 44)  hsl(0, 59%, 42%)  Brown
#aa2caa  rgb(170, 44, 170)  hsl(300, 59%, 42%)  Purpureus
#aaaa2c  rgb(170, 170, 44)  hsl(60, 59%, 42%)  Brass