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#2FA3AA

#2fa3aa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2fa3aa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 63.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.35% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 183.41°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.297

Complementary

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #aa362f

Split complementary

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #aa2f66
  3. #aa732f

Analogous

  1. #2faa73
  2. #2fa3aa
  3. #2f66aa

Triadic

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #aa2fa3
  3. #a3aa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #362faa
  3. #aa362f
  4. #a3aa2f

Square

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #732faa
  3. #aa362f
  4. #66aa2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3032
  2. #1e6a6e
  3. #2fa3aa
  4. #55c9d0
  5. #91dce1

Shades

#2fa3aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #2a9399
  3. #268288
  4. #217277
  5. #1c6266
  6. #185255
  7. #134144
  8. #0e3133
  9. #092122
  10. #051011
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fa3aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #44acb3
  3. #59b5bb
  4. #6dbfc4
  5. #82c8cc
  6. #97d1d5
  7. #acdadd
  8. #c1e3e6
  9. #d5edee
  10. #eaf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fa3aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fa3aa
  2. #37a0a6
  3. #3f9ca2
  4. #47999d
  5. #4f9599
  6. #589295
  7. #608e91
  8. #688b8d
  9. #708788
  10. #788484
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #799a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979cab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9faa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d97aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a7a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fa3aa {
  color: #2fa3aa;
}
Background
.bg-2fa3aa {
  background-color: #2fa3aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fa3aa {
  border: 2px solid #2fa3aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fa3aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 163 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fa3aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fa3aa, #2f66aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fa3aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 163 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.10 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.51 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.14 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.93 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.15 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.19 #d05c55 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2fa3aa  rgb(47, 163, 170)  hsl(183, 57%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#aa362f  rgb(170, 54, 47)  hsl(3, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#aa2fa3  rgb(170, 47, 163)  hsl(303, 57%, 43%)  Purpureus
#a3aa2f  rgb(163, 170, 47)  hsl(63, 57%, 43%)  Brass