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#2E8F8A

#2e8f8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e8f8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 56.08% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.5% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 176.91°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #8f2e33

Split complementary

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #8f2e63
  3. #8f5a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8f5a
  2. #2e8f8a
  3. #2e638f

Triadic

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #8a2e8f
  3. #8f8a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #2e338f
  3. #8f2e33
  4. #8f8a2e

Square

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #5a2e8f
  3. #8f2e33
  4. #638f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #091b1a
  2. #1b5552
  3. #2e8f8a
  4. #46c3bd
  5. #80d6d2

Shades

#2e8f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #29817c
  3. #25726e
  4. #206461
  5. #1c5653
  6. #174845
  7. #123937
  8. #0e2b29
  9. #091d1c
  10. #050e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e8f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #439a96
  3. #58a5a1
  4. #6db1ad
  5. #82bcb9
  6. #97c7c5
  7. #abd2d0
  8. #c0dddc
  9. #d5e9e8
  10. #eaf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e8f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e8f8a
  2. #368e89
  3. #3e8c88
  4. #478b87
  5. #4f8986
  6. #578885
  7. #5f8684
  8. #678583
  9. #708382
  10. #788281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a8785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787d8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e8b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63848b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00918c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e8f8a {
  color: #2e8f8a;
}
Background
.bg-2e8f8a {
  background-color: #2e8f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e8f8a {
  border: 2px solid #2e8f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e8f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 143 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 51% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e8f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e8f8a, #2e638f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e8f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 143 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 2.93 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.14 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.26 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 8.46 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.52 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.81 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 8.99 #d17075 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2e8f8a  rgb(46, 143, 138)  hsl(177, 51%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#8f2e33  rgb(143, 46, 51)  hsl(357, 51%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8a2e8f  rgb(138, 46, 143)  hsl(297, 51%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#8f8a2e  rgb(143, 138, 46)  hsl(57, 51%, 37%)  Olive