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#2E7F7F

#2e7f7f ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e7f7f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 49.8% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 46.82% saturation and 33.92% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #7f2e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #7f2e56
  3. #7f562e

Analogous

  1. #2e7f56
  2. #2e7f7f
  3. #2e567f

Triadic

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #7f2e7f
  3. #7f7f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #2e2e7f
  3. #7f2e2e
  4. #7f7f2e

Square

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #562e7f
  3. #7f2e2e
  4. #567f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #050f0f
  2. #1a4747
  3. #2e7f7f
  4. #42b7b7
  5. #78cece

Shades

#2e7f7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #297272
  3. #256666
  4. #205959
  5. #1c4c4c
  6. #174040
  7. #123333
  8. #0e2626
  9. #091919
  10. #050d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e7f7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #438c8c
  3. #589999
  4. #6da5a5
  5. #82b2b2
  6. #97bfbf
  7. #abcccc
  8. #c0d9d9
  9. #d5e5e5
  10. #eaf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e7f7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e7f7f
  2. #367f7f
  3. #3e7f7f
  4. #477f7f
  5. #4f7f7f
  6. #578080
  7. #5f8080
  8. #678080
  9. #708080
  10. #788080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7878 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77797f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6f80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00837f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #627b7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58767f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00817f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e7f7f {
  color: #2e7f7f;
}
Background
.bg-2e7f7f {
  background-color: #2e7f7f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e7f7f {
  border: 2px solid #2e7f7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e7f7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 127 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 47% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e7f7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e7f7f, #2e567f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e7f7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 127 127 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 2.36 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 3.40 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.74 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.84 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.82 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.93 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.85 #d18080 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Teal
#2e7f7f  rgb(46, 127, 127)  hsl(180, 47%, 34%)  Teal
#7f2e2e  rgb(127, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 47%, 34%)  Wine
#7f2e7f  rgb(127, 46, 127)  hsl(300, 47%, 34%)  Eminence
#7f7f2e  rgb(127, 127, 46)  hsl(60, 47%, 34%)  Olive