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#2CB8A5

#2cb8a5 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb8a5 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 72.16% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.33% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 171.86°, with 61.4% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3753

Complementary

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #b82c3f

Split complementary

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #b82c85
  3. #b85f2c

Analogous

  1. #2cb85f
  2. #2cb8a5
  3. #2c85b8

Triadic

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #a52cb8
  3. #b8a52c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #2c3fb8
  3. #b82c3f
  4. #b8a52c

Square

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #5f2cb8
  3. #b82c3f
  4. #85b82c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3d36
  2. #1d7a6e
  3. #2cb8a5
  4. #59d7c6
  5. #97e6db

Shades

#2cb8a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #28a695
  3. #239384
  4. #1f8174
  5. #1a6e63
  6. #165c53
  7. #124a42
  8. #0d3732
  9. #092521
  10. #041211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb8a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #41bfae
  3. #56c6b7
  4. #6bcdc0
  5. #80d4c9
  6. #96dcd2
  7. #abe3db
  8. #c0eae4
  9. #d5f1ed
  10. #eaf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb8a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb8a5
  2. #34b2a1
  3. #3dad9e
  4. #45a79a
  5. #4ea296
  6. #569c93
  7. #5e968f
  8. #67918b
  9. #6f8b87
  10. #788684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85ada5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afada4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb1a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7faaa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb8a5 {
  color: #2cb8a5;
}
Background
.bg-2cb8a5 {
  background-color: #2cb8a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb8a5 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb8a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb8a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 184 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb8a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb8a5, #2c85b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb8a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 184 165 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.11 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.05 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.34 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.44 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.97 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.79 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.33 #d3475a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#2cb8a5  rgb(44, 184, 165)  hsl(172, 61%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#b82c3f  rgb(184, 44, 63)  hsl(352, 61%, 45%)  Cardinal
#a52cb8  rgb(165, 44, 184)  hsl(292, 61%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#b8a52c  rgb(184, 165, 44)  hsl(52, 61%, 45%)  Brass