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#2F8A82

#2f8a82 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f8a82 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 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.8% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 174.73°, with 49.19% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2039

Complementary

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #8a2f37

Split complementary

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #8a2f64
  3. #8a542f

Analogous

  1. #2f8a54
  2. #2f8a82
  3. #2f648a

Triadic

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #822f8a
  3. #8a822f

Tetradic

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #2f378a
  3. #8a2f37
  4. #8a822f

Square

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #542f8a
  3. #8a2f37
  4. #648a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #081816
  2. #1c514c
  3. #2f8a82
  4. #46c0b5
  5. #7fd3cc

Shades

#2f8a82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #2a7c75
  3. #266e68
  4. #21615b
  5. #1c534e
  6. #184541
  7. #133734
  8. #0e2927
  9. #091c1a
  10. #050e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f8a82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #44968f
  3. #59a19b
  4. #6dada8
  5. #82b9b4
  6. #97c5c1
  7. #acd0cd
  8. #c1dcda
  9. #d5e8e6
  10. #eaf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f8a82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f8a82
  2. #378982
  3. #3f8882
  4. #478781
  5. #4f8681
  6. #588581
  7. #608481
  8. #688381
  9. #708280
  10. #788180
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66827f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #838382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757883 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b8682 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618083 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f8a82 {
  color: #2f8a82;
}
Background
.bg-2f8a82 {
  background-color: #2f8a82;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f8a82 {
  border: 2px solid #2f8a82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f8a82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 138 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 49% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f8a82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f8a82, #2f648a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f8a82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 138 130 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.61 #008080 Teal ΔE 5.21 #40826d Viridian ΔE 6.51 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 6.69 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 6.97 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.77 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.00 #d0757d Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2f8a82  rgb(47, 138, 130)  hsl(175, 49%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#8a2f37  rgb(138, 47, 55)  hsl(355, 49%, 36%)  Cordovan
#822f8a  rgb(130, 47, 138)  hsl(295, 49%, 36%)  Eminence
#8a822f  rgb(138, 130, 47)  hsl(55, 49%, 36%)  Olive