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#2FA5AA

#2fa5aa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2fa5aa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 64.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.35% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 182.44°, 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.3042

Complementary

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #aa342f

Split complementary

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #aa2f68
  3. #aa722f

Analogous

  1. #2faa72
  2. #2fa5aa
  3. #2f68aa

Triadic

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #aa2fa5
  3. #a5aa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #342faa
  3. #aa342f
  4. #a5aa2f

Square

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #722faa
  3. #aa342f
  4. #68aa2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3132
  2. #1e6b6e
  3. #2fa5aa
  4. #55cbd0
  5. #91dde1

Shades

#2fa5aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #2a9599
  3. #268488
  4. #217477
  5. #1c6366
  6. #185355
  7. #134244
  8. #0e3233
  9. #092122
  10. #051111
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fa5aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #44aeb3
  3. #59b7bb
  4. #6dc0c4
  5. #82c9cc
  6. #97d2d5
  7. #acdbdd
  8. #c1e4e6
  9. #d5edee
  10. #eaf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fa5aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fa5aa
  2. #37a1a6
  3. #3f9ea2
  4. #479a9d
  5. #4f9699
  6. #589395
  7. #608f91
  8. #688b8d
  9. #708788
  10. #788484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a9c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999dab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8790ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca0aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e99aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fa5aa {
  color: #2fa5aa;
}
Background
.bg-2fa5aa {
  background-color: #2fa5aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fa5aa {
  border: 2px solid #2fa5aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fa5aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 165 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fa5aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fa5aa, #2f68aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fa5aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 165 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.31 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.55 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.28 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.19 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.36 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.85 #d05a55 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#2fa5aa  rgb(47, 165, 170)  hsl(182, 57%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#aa342f  rgb(170, 52, 47)  hsl(2, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#aa2fa5  rgb(170, 47, 165)  hsl(302, 57%, 43%)  Purpureus
#a5aa2f  rgb(165, 170, 47)  hsl(62, 57%, 43%)  Brass