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#2F6F66

#2f6f66 ≈ Myrtle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f6f66 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 43.53% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 171.56°, with 40.51% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #6f2f38

Split complementary

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #6f2f58
  3. #6f462f

Analogous

  1. #2f6f46
  2. #2f6f66
  3. #2f586f

Triadic

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #662f6f
  3. #6f662f

Tetradic

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #2f386f
  3. #6f2f38
  4. #6f662f

Square

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #462f6f
  3. #6f2f38
  4. #586f2f

Monochromatic

  1. #060e0d
  2. #183935
  3. #2f6f66
  4. #46a597
  5. #73c4b8

Shades

#2f6f66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #2a645c
  3. #265952
  4. #214e47
  5. #1c433d
  6. #183833
  7. #132c29
  8. #0e211f
  9. #091614
  10. #050b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f6f66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #447d75
  3. #598c85
  4. #6d9a94
  5. #82a9a3
  6. #97b7b3
  7. #acc5c2
  8. #c1d4d1
  9. #d5e2e0
  10. #eaf1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f6f66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f6f66
  2. #377169
  3. #3f726b
  4. #47746e
  5. #4f7670
  6. #587873
  7. #607976
  8. #687b78
  9. #707d7b
  10. #787e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6966 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00716c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #586b66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516767 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b706a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f6f66 {
  color: #2f6f66;
}
Background
.bg-2f6f66 {
  background-color: #2f6f66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f6f66 {
  border: 2px solid #2f6f66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f6f66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 111 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 41% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f6f66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f6f66, #2f586f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f6f66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 111 102 / 0.35);
}

#317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 3.76 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 4.64 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.43 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.66 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.16 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.17 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.78 #d09099 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Myrtle Green
#2f6f66  rgb(47, 111, 102)  hsl(172, 41%, 31%)  Myrtle Green
#6f2f38  rgb(111, 47, 56)  hsl(352, 41%, 31%)  Wine
#662f6f  rgb(102, 47, 111)  hsl(292, 41%, 31%)  Eminence
#6f662f  rgb(111, 102, 47)  hsl(52, 41%, 31%)  Field Drab