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#2CAEB4

#2caeb4 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2caeb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.56% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 182.65°, with 60.71% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.341

Complementary

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #b4322c

Split complementary

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #b42c6a
  3. #b4762c

Analogous

  1. #2cb476
  2. #2caeb4
  3. #2c6ab4

Triadic

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #b42cae
  3. #aeb42c

Tetradic

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #322cb4
  3. #b4322c
  4. #aeb42c

Square

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #762cb4
  3. #b4322c
  4. #6ab42c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3739
  2. #1d7377
  3. #2caeb4
  4. #57d0d6
  5. #94e1e5

Shades

#2caeb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #289da2
  3. #238b90
  4. #1f7a7e
  5. #1a686c
  6. #16575a
  7. #124648
  8. #0d3436
  9. #092324
  10. #041112
  11. #000000

Tints

#2caeb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #41b6bc
  3. #56bec3
  4. #6bc6cb
  5. #80ced2
  6. #96d7da
  7. #abdfe1
  8. #c0e7e9
  9. #d5eff0
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2caeb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2caeb4
  2. #34a9af
  3. #3da5aa
  4. #45a0a4
  5. #4e9c9f
  6. #56979a
  7. #5e9295
  8. #678e90
  9. #6f898a
  10. #788585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80a5a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a6b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e98b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82a9b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a1b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2caeb4 {
  color: #2caeb4;
}
Background
.bg-2caeb4 {
  background-color: #2caeb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2caeb4 {
  border: 2px solid #2caeb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2caeb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 61% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2caeb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caeb4, #2c6ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2caeb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 180 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.35 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.46 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.49 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.86 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.36 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.61 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.03 #d3514b Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2caeb4  rgb(44, 174, 180)  hsl(183, 61%, 44%)  Verdigris
#b4322c  rgb(180, 50, 44)  hsl(3, 61%, 44%)  Firebrick
#b42cae  rgb(180, 44, 174)  hsl(303, 61%, 44%)  Purpureus
#aeb42c  rgb(174, 180, 44)  hsl(63, 61%, 44%)  Brass