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#2EB8A6

#2eb8a6 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2eb8a6 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 72.16% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.78% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 172.17°, with 60% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #b82e40

Split complementary

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #b82e85
  3. #b8612e

Analogous

  1. #2eb861
  2. #2eb8a6
  3. #2e85b8

Triadic

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #a62eb8
  3. #b8a62e

Tetradic

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #2e40b8
  3. #b82e40
  4. #b8a62e

Square

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #612eb8
  3. #b82e40
  4. #85b82e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3e38
  2. #1f7b6f
  3. #2eb8a6
  4. #5cd6c6
  5. #99e6dc

Shades

#2eb8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #29a695
  3. #259385
  4. #208174
  5. #1c6e64
  6. #175c53
  7. #124a42
  8. #0e3732
  9. #092521
  10. #051211
  11. #000000

Tints

#2eb8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #43bfaf
  3. #58c6b8
  4. #6dcdc1
  5. #82d4ca
  6. #97dcd3
  7. #abe3db
  8. #c0eae4
  9. #d5f1ed
  10. #eaf8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2eb8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2eb8a6
  2. #36b2a2
  3. #3ead9e
  4. #47a79b
  5. #4fa297
  6. #579c93
  7. #5f968f
  8. #67918b
  9. #708b88
  10. #788684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86ada5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afada5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb2a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7faaa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2eb8a6 {
  color: #2eb8a6;
}
Background
.bg-2eb8a6 {
  background-color: #2eb8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2eb8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #2eb8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2eb8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 184 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2eb8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2eb8a6, #2e85b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2eb8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 184 166 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 3.82 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.01 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.52 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.26 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.10 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.39 #d14759 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#2eb8a6  rgb(46, 184, 166)  hsl(172, 60%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#b82e40  rgb(184, 46, 64)  hsl(352, 60%, 45%)  Cardinal
#a62eb8  rgb(166, 46, 184)  hsl(292, 60%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#b8a62e  rgb(184, 166, 46)  hsl(52, 60%, 45%)  Brass