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#2E8A9E

#2e8a9e ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e8a9e is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 54.12% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.89% cyan, 12.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 190.71°, with 54.9% saturation and 40% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.2123

Complementary

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #9e422e

Split complementary

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #9e2e52
  3. #9e7a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e9e7a
  2. #2e8a9e
  3. #2e529e

Triadic

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #9e2e8a
  3. #8a9e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #422e9e
  3. #9e422e
  4. #8a9e2e

Square

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #7a2e9e
  3. #9e422e
  4. #529e2e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2327
  2. #1d5663
  3. #2e8a9e
  4. #4db5cb
  5. #89cedc

Shades

#2e8a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #297c8e
  3. #256e7e
  4. #20616f
  5. #1c535f
  6. #17454f
  7. #12373f
  8. #0e292f
  9. #091c20
  10. #050e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #4396a8
  3. #58a1b1
  4. #6dadbb
  5. #82b9c5
  6. #97c5cf
  7. #abd0d8
  8. #c0dce2
  9. #d5e8ec
  10. #eaf3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8a9e
  2. #36899b
  3. #3e8898
  4. #478795
  5. #4f8692
  6. #57858f
  7. #5f848c
  8. #678389
  9. #708286
  10. #788183
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68848c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c869f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7a9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66879f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a819e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8a9e {
  color: #2e8a9e;
}
Background
.bg-2e8a9e {
  background-color: #2e8a9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8a9e {
  border: 2px solid #2e8a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 138 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 55% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8a9e, #2e529e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 138 158 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.24 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.95 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.17 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.23 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.06 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.09 #d17561 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#2e8a9e  rgb(46, 138, 158)  hsl(191, 55%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#9e422e  rgb(158, 66, 46)  hsl(11, 55%, 40%)  Chestnut
#9e2e8a  rgb(158, 46, 138)  hsl(311, 55%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#8a9e2e  rgb(138, 158, 46)  hsl(71, 55%, 40%)  Olive Drab