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#2CB997

#2cb997 ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cb997 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 72.55% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.38% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 165.53°, with 61.57% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3747

Complementary

  1. #2cb997
  2. #b92c4e

Split complementary

  1. #2cb997
  2. #b92c94
  3. #b9502c

Analogous

  1. #2cb950
  2. #2cb997
  3. #2c94b9

Triadic

  1. #2cb997
  2. #972cb9
  3. #b9972c

Tetradic

  1. #2cb997
  2. #2c4eb9
  3. #b92c4e
  4. #b9972c

Square

  1. #2cb997
  2. #502cb9
  3. #b92c4e
  4. #94b92c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3d32
  2. #1d7b65
  3. #2cb997
  4. #5ad8b9
  5. #98e6d3

Shades

#2cb997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cb997
  2. #28a788
  3. #239479
  4. #1f826a
  5. #1a6f5b
  6. #165d4c
  7. #124a3c
  8. #0d382d
  9. #09251e
  10. #04130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cb997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cb997
  2. #41c0a1
  3. #56c7ac
  4. #6bceb6
  5. #80d5c1
  6. #96dccb
  7. #abe3d5
  8. #c0eae0
  9. #d5f1ea
  10. #eaf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cb997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cb997
  2. #34b395
  3. #3dae92
  4. #45a890
  5. #4ea28e
  6. #569d8c
  7. #5e9789
  8. #679187
  9. #6f8b85
  10. #788682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85ad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ac95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19f99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b296 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82aa98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cb997 {
  color: #2cb997;
}
Background
.bg-2cb997 {
  background-color: #2cb997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cb997 {
  border: 2px solid #2cb997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cb997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 185 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cb997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cb997, #2c94b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cb997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 185 151 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.46 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.17 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.02 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.62 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.00 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.68 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.72 #d34668 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Mint
#2cb997  rgb(44, 185, 151)  hsl(166, 62%, 45%)  Mint
#b92c4e  rgb(185, 44, 78)  hsl(346, 62%, 45%)  Cardinal
#972cb9  rgb(151, 44, 185)  hsl(286, 62%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#b9972c  rgb(185, 151, 44)  hsl(46, 62%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod