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#2A8564

#2a8564 ≈ Viridian

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#2a8564 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.81% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 158.24°, with 52% saturation and 34.31% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Viridian (#40826d), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#339966
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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #2a8564
  2. #852a4b

Split complementary

  1. #2a8564
  2. #852a78
  3. #85362a

Analogous

  1. #2a8536
  2. #2a8564
  3. #2a7885

Triadic

  1. #2a8564
  2. #642a85
  3. #85642a

Tetradic

  1. #2a8564
  2. #2a4b85
  3. #852a4b
  4. #85642a

Square

  1. #2a8564
  2. #362a85
  3. #852a4b
  4. #78852a

Monochromatic

  1. #05110d
  2. #184b38
  3. #2a8564
  4. #3cbf90
  5. #75d3b1

Shades

#2a8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a8564
  2. #26785a
  3. #226a50
  4. #1d5d46
  5. #19503c
  6. #154332
  7. #113528
  8. #0d281e
  9. #081b14
  10. #040d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a8564
  2. #3f9174
  3. #559d83
  4. #6aaa93
  5. #7fb6a2
  6. #95c2b2
  7. #aacec1
  8. #bfdad1
  9. #d4e7e0
  10. #eaf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a8564
  2. #338567
  3. #3b846a
  4. #44846c
  5. #4c836f
  6. #558372
  7. #5e8275
  8. #668278
  9. #6f817a
  10. #77817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #827b62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767366 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00857c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7f63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607a65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #078573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a8564 {
  color: #2a8564;
}
Background
.bg-2a8564 {
  background-color: #2a8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2a8564 {
  border: 2px solid #2a8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 52% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8564, #2a7885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#40826d Viridian ΔE 4.40 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 5.38 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 6.79 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.29 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.18 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.68 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 10.82 #d57a9b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Viridian
#2a8564  rgb(42, 133, 100)  hsl(158, 52%, 34%)  Viridian
#852a4b  rgb(133, 42, 75)  hsl(338, 52%, 34%)  Pansy Purple
#642a85  rgb(100, 42, 133)  hsl(278, 52%, 34%)  Eminence
#85642a  rgb(133, 100, 42)  hsl(38, 52%, 34%)  Raw Umber