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#2E8A86

#2e8a86 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e8a86 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.9% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 177.39°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2048

Complementary

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #8a2e32

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #8a2e60
  3. #8a582e

Analogous

  1. #2e8a58
  2. #2e8a86
  3. #2e608a

Triadic

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #862e8a
  3. #8a862e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #2e328a
  3. #8a2e32
  4. #8a862e

Square

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #582e8a
  3. #8a2e32
  4. #608a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #081717
  2. #1b514e
  3. #2e8a86
  4. #44c1bb
  5. #7dd4d0

Shades

#2e8a86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #297c79
  3. #256e6b
  4. #20615e
  5. #1c5350
  6. #174543
  7. #123736
  8. #0e2928
  9. #091c1b
  10. #050e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #439692
  3. #58a19e
  4. #6dadaa
  5. #82b9b6
  6. #97c5c3
  7. #abd0cf
  8. #c0dcdb
  9. #d5e8e7
  10. #eaf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a86
  2. #368985
  3. #3e8885
  4. #478784
  5. #4f8684
  6. #578583
  7. #5f8482
  8. #678382
  9. #708281
  10. #788181
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #828386 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #747987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8686 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f8086 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a86 {
  color: #2e8a86;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a86 {
  background-color: #2e8a86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a86 {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a86, #2e608a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 134 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.32 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.50 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.67 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.50 #40826d Viridian ΔE 7.93 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.28 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.46 #d17579 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2e8a86  rgb(46, 138, 134)  hsl(177, 50%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#8a2e32  rgb(138, 46, 50)  hsl(357, 50%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#862e8a  rgb(134, 46, 138)  hsl(297, 50%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#8a862e  rgb(138, 134, 46)  hsl(57, 50%, 36%)  Olive