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#2F877E

#2f877e ≈ Dark Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f877e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 52.94% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 173.86°, with 48.35% saturation and 35.69% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1944

Complementary

  1. #2f877e
  2. #872f38

Split complementary

  1. #2f877e
  2. #872f64
  3. #87522f

Analogous

  1. #2f8752
  2. #2f877e
  3. #2f6487

Triadic

  1. #2f877e
  2. #7e2f87
  3. #877e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f877e
  2. #2f3887
  3. #872f38
  4. #877e2f

Square

  1. #2f877e
  2. #522f87
  3. #872f38
  4. #64872f

Monochromatic

  1. #071614
  2. #1b4e49
  3. #2f877e
  4. #44beb2
  5. #7dd2c9

Shades

#2f877e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f877e
  2. #2a7a71
  3. #266c65
  4. #215f58
  5. #1c514c
  6. #18443f
  7. #133632
  8. #0e2926
  9. #091b19
  10. #050e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f877e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f877e
  2. #44938b
  3. #599f98
  4. #6daba5
  5. #82b7b2
  6. #97c3bf
  7. #accfcb
  8. #c1dbd8
  9. #d5e7e5
  10. #eaf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f877e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f877e
  2. #37867e
  3. #3f867e
  4. #47857f
  5. #4f847f
  6. #58847f
  7. #60837f
  8. #68827f
  9. #708180
  10. #788180
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647f7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80807e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73767f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69837e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f877e {
  color: #2f877e;
}
Background
.bg-2f877e {
  background-color: #2f877e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f877e {
  border: 2px solid #2f877e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f877e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 135 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 48% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f877e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f877e, #2f6487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f877e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 135 126 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.24 #008080 Teal ΔE 4.81 #40826d Viridian ΔE 5.66 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 5.70 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 5.88 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.41 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.64 #d07881 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2f877e  rgb(47, 135, 126)  hsl(174, 48%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#872f38  rgb(135, 47, 56)  hsl(354, 48%, 36%)  Cordovan
#7e2f87  rgb(126, 47, 135)  hsl(294, 48%, 36%)  Eminence
#877e2f  rgb(135, 126, 47)  hsl(54, 48%, 36%)  Olive