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#2E8977

#2e8977 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e8977 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 53.73% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.14% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 168.13°, with 49.73% saturation and 35.88% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #2e8977
  2. #892e40

Split complementary

  1. #2e8977
  2. #892e6d
  3. #89492e

Analogous

  1. #2e8949
  2. #2e8977
  3. #2e6d89

Triadic

  1. #2e8977
  2. #772e89
  3. #89772e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8977
  2. #2e4089
  3. #892e40
  4. #89772e

Square

  1. #2e8977
  2. #492e89
  3. #892e40
  4. #6d892e

Monochromatic

  1. #081614
  2. #1b5045
  3. #2e8977
  4. #43c0a7
  5. #7dd3c2

Shades

#2e8977 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8977
  2. #297b6b
  3. #256e5f
  4. #206053
  5. #1c5247
  6. #17453c
  7. #123730
  8. #0e2924
  9. #091b18
  10. #050e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8977 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8977
  2. #439585
  3. #58a192
  4. #6daca0
  5. #82b8ad
  6. #97c4bb
  7. #abd0c9
  8. #c0dcd6
  9. #d5e7e4
  10. #eaf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8977 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8977
  2. #368878
  3. #3e8779
  4. #47867a
  5. #4f857b
  6. #57857c
  7. #5f847c
  8. #67837d
  9. #70827e
  10. #78817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658179 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848176 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8477 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627f78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #018a7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8977 {
  color: #2e8977;
}
Background
.bg-2e8977 {
  background-color: #2e8977;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8977 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8977;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8977;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 137 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8977 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8977, #2e6d89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8977 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 137 119 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.68 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.88 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.42 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.83 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.99 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.64 #d17688 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Viridian
#2e8977  rgb(46, 137, 119)  hsl(168, 50%, 36%)  Viridian
#892e40  rgb(137, 46, 64)  hsl(348, 50%, 36%)  Cordovan
#772e89  rgb(119, 46, 137)  hsl(288, 50%, 36%)  Eminence
#89772e  rgb(137, 119, 46)  hsl(48, 50%, 36%)  Olive