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#2E8A8F

#2e8a8f ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e8a8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.83% cyan, 3.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 183.09°, with 51.32% saturation and 37.06% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2074

Complementary

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #8f332e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #8f2e5a
  3. #8f632e

Analogous

  1. #2e8f63
  2. #2e8a8f
  3. #2e5a8f

Triadic

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #8f2e8a
  3. #8a8f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #332e8f
  3. #8f332e
  4. #8a8f2e

Square

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #632e8f
  3. #8f332e
  4. #5a8f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #091a1b
  2. #1b5255
  3. #2e8a8f
  4. #46bdc3
  5. #80d2d6

Shades

#2e8a8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #297c81
  3. #256e72
  4. #206164
  5. #1c5356
  6. #174548
  7. #123739
  8. #0e292b
  9. #091c1d
  10. #050e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #43969a
  3. #58a1a5
  4. #6dadb1
  5. #82b9bc
  6. #97c5c7
  7. #abd0d2
  8. #c0dcdd
  9. #d5e8e9
  10. #eaf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a8f
  2. #36898e
  3. #3e888c
  4. #47878b
  5. #4f8689
  6. #578588
  7. #5f8486
  8. #678385
  9. #708283
  10. #788182
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80848f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71798f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69868f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d808f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a8f {
  color: #2e8a8f;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a8f {
  background-color: #2e8a8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a8f {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 51% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a8f, #2e5a8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 143 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.31 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.20 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.97 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.39 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.83 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.41 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.58 #d17570 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2e8a8f  rgb(46, 138, 143)  hsl(183, 51%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#8f332e  rgb(143, 51, 46)  hsl(3, 51%, 37%)  Burnt Umber
#8f2e8a  rgb(143, 46, 138)  hsl(303, 51%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#8a8f2e  rgb(138, 143, 46)  hsl(63, 51%, 37%)  Olive