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#2E8A6D

#2e8a6d ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2e8a6d is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.01% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 161.09°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #8a2e4b

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #8a2e79
  3. #8a3f2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8a3f
  2. #2e8a6d
  3. #2e798a

Triadic

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #6d2e8a
  3. #8a6d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #2e4b8a
  3. #8a2e4b
  4. #8a6d2e

Square

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #3f2e8a
  3. #8a2e4b
  4. #798a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #081712
  2. #1b5140
  3. #2e8a6d
  4. #44c199
  5. #7dd4b8

Shades

#2e8a6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #297c62
  3. #256e57
  4. #20614c
  5. #1c5341
  6. #174537
  7. #12372c
  8. #0e2921
  9. #091c16
  10. #050e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #43967c
  3. #58a18a
  4. #6dad99
  5. #82b9a7
  6. #97c5b6
  7. #abd0c5
  8. #c0dcd3
  9. #d5e8e2
  10. #eaf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a6d
  2. #36896f
  3. #3e8871
  4. #478773
  5. #4f8675
  6. #578577
  7. #5f8478
  8. #67837a
  9. #70827c
  10. #78817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87816c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a776f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e846c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647f6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b8a7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a6d {
  color: #2e8a6d;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a6d {
  background-color: #2e8a6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a6d {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a6d, #2e798a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 109 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.07 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.46 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.19 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.26 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 9.82 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.49 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.67 #d17592 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Viridian
#2e8a6d  rgb(46, 138, 109)  hsl(161, 50%, 36%)  Viridian
#8a2e4b  rgb(138, 46, 75)  hsl(341, 50%, 36%)  Claret
#6d2e8a  rgb(109, 46, 138)  hsl(281, 50%, 36%)  Eminence
#8a6d2e  rgb(138, 109, 46)  hsl(41, 50%, 36%)  Golden Brown