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#2CB2BD

#2cb2bd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb2bd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 69.8% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.72% cyan, 5.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.55°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.3605

Complementary

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #bd372c

Split complementary

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #bd2c6a
  3. #bd802c

Analogous

  1. #2cbd80
  2. #2cb2bd
  3. #2c6abd

Triadic

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #bd2cb2
  3. #b2bd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #372cbd
  3. #bd372c
  4. #b2bd2c

Square

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #802cbd
  3. #bd372c
  4. #6abd2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3d41
  2. #1e787f
  3. #2cb2bd
  4. #5cd0d9
  5. #9ae2e8

Shades

#2cb2bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #28a0aa
  3. #238e97
  4. #1f7d84
  5. #1a6b71
  6. #16595f
  7. #12474c
  8. #0d3539
  9. #092426
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb2bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #41bac4
  3. #56c1ca
  4. #6bc9d1
  5. #80d1d7
  6. #96d9de
  7. #abe0e5
  8. #c0e8eb
  9. #d5f0f2
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb2bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb2bd
  2. #34adb7
  3. #3da8b1
  4. #45a3ab
  5. #4e9ea5
  6. #56999f
  7. #5e9498
  8. #678f92
  9. #6f8a8c
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aabe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9cbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84adbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74a5bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb2bd {
  color: #2cb2bd;
}
Background
.bg-2cb2bd {
  background-color: #2cb2bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb2bd {
  border: 2px solid #2cb2bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb2bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 178 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb2bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb2bd, #2c6abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb2bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 178 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.88 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.59 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.85 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.11 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.89 #d34d42 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2cb2bd  rgb(44, 178, 189)  hsl(185, 62%, 46%)  Verdigris
#bd372c  rgb(189, 55, 44)  hsl(5, 62%, 46%)  Persian Red
#bd2cb2  rgb(189, 44, 178)  hsl(305, 62%, 46%)  Purpureus
#b2bd2c  rgb(178, 189, 44)  hsl(65, 62%, 46%)  Apple Green