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#2CAEAD

#2caead ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caead is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.57% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 179.54°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.3382

Complementary

  1. #2caead
  2. #ae2c2d

Split complementary

  1. #2caead
  2. #ae2c6e
  3. #ae6c2c

Analogous

  1. #2cae6c
  2. #2caead
  3. #2c6eae

Triadic

  1. #2caead
  2. #ad2cae
  3. #aead2c

Tetradic

  1. #2caead
  2. #2c2dae
  3. #ae2c2d
  4. #aead2c

Square

  1. #2caead
  2. #6c2cae
  3. #ae2c2d
  4. #6eae2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3434
  2. #1d7170
  3. #2caead
  4. #53d4d3
  5. #90e3e2

Shades

#2caead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caead
  2. #289d9c
  3. #238b8a
  4. #1f7a79
  5. #1a6868
  6. #165757
  7. #124645
  8. #0d3434
  9. #092323
  10. #041111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caead
  2. #41b6b5
  3. #56bebd
  4. #6bc6c6
  5. #80cece
  6. #96d7d6
  7. #abdfde
  8. #c0e7e6
  9. #d5efef
  10. #eaf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caead
  2. #34a9a9
  3. #3da5a4
  4. #45a0a0
  5. #4e9c9b
  6. #569797
  7. #5e9292
  8. #678e8e
  9. #6f8989
  10. #788585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a5ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9097ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a9ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a1ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caead {
  color: #2caead;
}
Background
.bg-2caead {
  background-color: #2caead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caead {
  border: 2px solid #2caead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caead, #2c6eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 173 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.35 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.91 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.75 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.29 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.45 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.03 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.63 #d35152 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2caead  rgb(44, 174, 173)  hsl(180, 60%, 43%)  Verdigris
#ae2c2d  rgb(174, 44, 45)  hsl(360, 60%, 43%)  Brown
#ad2cae  rgb(173, 44, 174)  hsl(300, 60%, 43%)  Purpureus
#aead2c  rgb(174, 173, 44)  hsl(60, 60%, 43%)  Brass