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#2F8A6E

#2f8a6e ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2f8a6e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 54.12% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.29% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 161.54°, with 49.19% saturation and 36.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #8a2f4b

Split complementary

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #8a2f78
  3. #8a402f

Analogous

  1. #2f8a40
  2. #2f8a6e
  3. #2f788a

Triadic

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #6e2f8a
  3. #8a6e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #2f4b8a
  3. #8a2f4b
  4. #8a6e2f

Square

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #402f8a
  3. #8a2f4b
  4. #788a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #081813
  2. #1c5141
  3. #2f8a6e
  4. #46c09a
  5. #7fd3b9

Shades

#2f8a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #2a7c63
  3. #266e58
  4. #21614d
  5. #1c5342
  6. #184537
  7. #13372c
  8. #0e2921
  9. #091c16
  10. #050e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #44967d
  3. #59a18b
  4. #6dad9a
  5. #82b9a8
  6. #97c5b7
  7. #acd0c5
  8. #c1dcd4
  9. #d5e8e2
  10. #eaf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8a6e
  2. #378970
  3. #3f8872
  4. #478773
  5. #4f8675
  6. #588577
  7. #608479
  8. #68837b
  9. #70827c
  10. #78817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #658176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86816d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7870 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e856d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e8a7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8a6e {
  color: #2f8a6e;
}
Background
.bg-2f8a6e {
  background-color: #2f8a6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8a6e {
  border: 2px solid #2f8a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 138 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 49% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8a6e, #2f788a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 138 110 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 3.89 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 6.77 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 8.19 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.07 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.05 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.35 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.45 #d07591 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Viridian
#2f8a6e  rgb(47, 138, 110)  hsl(162, 49%, 36%)  Viridian
#8a2f4b  rgb(138, 47, 75)  hsl(342, 49%, 36%)  Claret
#6e2f8a  rgb(110, 47, 138)  hsl(282, 49%, 36%)  Eminence
#8a6e2f  rgb(138, 110, 47)  hsl(42, 49%, 36%)  Golden Brown