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#2F968C

#2f968c ≈ Dark Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f968c is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 58.82% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 174.17°, with 52.28% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2431

Complementary

  1. #2f968c
  2. #962f39

Split complementary

  1. #2f968c
  2. #962f6d
  3. #96582f

Analogous

  1. #2f9658
  2. #2f968c
  3. #2f6d96

Triadic

  1. #2f968c
  2. #8c2f96
  3. #968c2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f968c
  2. #2f3996
  3. #962f39
  4. #968c2f

Square

  1. #2f968c
  2. #582f96
  3. #962f39
  4. #6d962f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b221f
  2. #1d5c56
  3. #2f968c
  4. #4bc7bb
  5. #85d9d1

Shades

#2f968c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f968c
  2. #2a877e
  3. #267870
  4. #216962
  5. #1c5a54
  6. #184b46
  7. #133c38
  8. #0e2d2a
  9. #091e1c
  10. #050f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f968c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f968c
  2. #44a198
  3. #59aba3
  4. #6db6af
  5. #82c0ba
  6. #97cbc6
  7. #acd5d1
  8. #c1e0dd
  9. #d5eae8
  10. #eaf5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f968c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f968c
  2. #37948b
  3. #3f928a
  4. #478f88
  5. #4f8d87
  6. #588b86
  7. #608985
  8. #688784
  9. #708482
  10. #788281
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e8d89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8e8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f838d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74918c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688b8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f968c {
  color: #2f968c;
}
Background
.bg-2f968c {
  background-color: #2f968c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2f968c {
  border: 2px solid #2f968c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f968c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 150 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 52% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f968c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f968c, #2f6d96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f968c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 150 140 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.61 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.89 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.18 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.65 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.91 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.93 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.33 #d06973 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#2f968c  rgb(47, 150, 140)  hsl(174, 52%, 39%)  Dark Cyan
#962f39  rgb(150, 47, 57)  hsl(354, 52%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8c2f96  rgb(140, 47, 150)  hsl(294, 52%, 39%)  Dark Magenta
#968c2f  rgb(150, 140, 47)  hsl(54, 52%, 39%)  Olive