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#2E6566

#2e6566 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e6566 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 39.61% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.9% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 181.07°, with 37.84% saturation and 29.02% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1085

Complementary

  1. #2e6566
  2. #662f2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e6566
  2. #662e49
  3. #664b2e

Analogous

  1. #2e664b
  2. #2e6566
  3. #2e4966

Triadic

  1. #2e6566
  2. #662e65
  3. #65662e

Tetradic

  1. #2e6566
  2. #2f2e66
  3. #662f2e
  4. #65662e

Square

  1. #2e6566
  2. #4b2e66
  3. #662f2e
  4. #49662e

Monochromatic

  1. #060e0e
  2. #163131
  3. #2e6566
  4. #46999b
  5. #6fbdbe

Shades

#2e6566 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e6566
  2. #295b5c
  3. #255152
  4. #204747
  5. #1c3d3d
  6. #173333
  7. #122829
  8. #0e1e1f
  9. #091414
  10. #050a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e6566 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e6566
  2. #437475
  3. #588485
  4. #6d9394
  5. #82a3a3
  6. #97b2b3
  7. #abc1c2
  8. #c0d1d1
  9. #d5e0e0
  10. #eaf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e6566 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e6566
  2. #366869
  3. #3e6a6b
  4. #476d6e
  5. #4f7070
  6. #577373
  7. #5f7576
  8. #677878
  9. #707b7b
  10. #787d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6166 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555a66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #026865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #506266 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #495e66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b6765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e6566 {
  color: #2e6566;
}
Background
.bg-2e6566 {
  background-color: #2e6566;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e6566 {
  border: 2px solid #2e6566;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e6566;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 101 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 38% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e6566 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e6566, #2e4966);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e6566 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 101 102 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.31 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.03 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.03 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.38 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.99 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.16 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.28 #d19a99 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#2e6566  rgb(46, 101, 102)  hsl(181, 38%, 29%)  Myrtle Green
#662f2e  rgb(102, 47, 46)  hsl(1, 38%, 29%)  Wine
#662e65  rgb(102, 46, 101)  hsl(301, 38%, 29%)  Byzantium
#65662e  rgb(101, 102, 46)  hsl(61, 38%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green