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#2D7979

#2d7979 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d7979 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 47.45% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 45.78% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #2d7979
  2. #792d2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d7979
  2. #792d53
  3. #79532d

Analogous

  1. #2d7953
  2. #2d7979
  3. #2d5379

Triadic

  1. #2d7979
  2. #792d79
  3. #79792d

Tetradic

  1. #2d7979
  2. #2d2d79
  3. #792d2d
  4. #79792d

Square

  1. #2d7979
  2. #532d79
  3. #792d2d
  4. #53792d

Monochromatic

  1. #060f0f
  2. #184141
  3. #2d7979
  4. #42b1b1
  5. #74cbcb

Shades

#2d7979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d7979
  2. #296d6d
  3. #246161
  4. #205555
  5. #1b4949
  6. #173d3d
  7. #123030
  8. #0e2424
  9. #091818
  10. #050c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d7979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d7979
  2. #428686
  3. #579494
  4. #6ca1a1
  5. #81afaf
  6. #96bcbc
  7. #abc9c9
  8. #c0d7d7
  9. #d5e4e4
  10. #eaf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d7979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d7979
  2. #357a7a
  3. #3e7a7a
  4. #467b7b
  5. #4e7c7c
  6. #577d7d
  7. #5f7d7d
  8. #677e7e
  9. #6f7f7f
  10. #787f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #717379 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656a7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d7679 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #547079 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #037b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d7979 {
  color: #2d7979;
}
Background
.bg-2d7979 {
  background-color: #2d7979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d7979 {
  border: 2px solid #2d7979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d7979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 121 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 46% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d7979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d7979, #2d5379);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d7979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 121 121 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 2.22 #008080 Teal ΔE 3.40 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.32 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.82 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.24 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.35 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.19 #d28686 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#2d7979  rgb(45, 121, 121)  hsl(180, 46%, 33%)  Myrtle Green
#792d2d  rgb(121, 45, 45)  hsl(0, 46%, 33%)  Wine
#792d79  rgb(121, 45, 121)  hsl(300, 46%, 33%)  Eminence
#79792d  rgb(121, 121, 45)  hsl(60, 46%, 33%)  Olive