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#2BB2BB

#2bb2bb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 69.8% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 4.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 183.75°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3594

Complementary

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #bb342b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #bb2b6a
  3. #bb7c2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbb7c
  2. #2bb2bb
  3. #2b6abb

Triadic

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #bb2bb2
  3. #b2bb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #342bbb
  3. #bb342b
  4. #b2bb2b

Square

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #7c2bbb
  3. #bb342b
  4. #6abb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e3c3f
  2. #1d777d
  3. #2bb2bb
  4. #5ad1d9
  5. #98e2e7

Shades

#2bb2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #27a0a8
  3. #228e96
  4. #1e7d83
  5. #1a6b70
  6. #16595e
  7. #11474b
  8. #0d3538
  9. #092425
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #40bac2
  3. #55c1c9
  4. #6bc9cf
  5. #80d1d6
  6. #95d9dd
  7. #aae0e4
  8. #bfe8eb
  9. #d5f0f1
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2bb
  2. #34adb5
  3. #3ca8af
  4. #45a3a9
  5. #4d9ea3
  6. #56999e
  7. #5e9498
  8. #678f92
  9. #6f8a8c
  10. #788586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4aabc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84adbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a5bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2bb {
  color: #2bb2bb;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2bb {
  background-color: #2bb2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2bb {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2bb, #2b6abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.17 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.87 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.50 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.73 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.78 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.50 #d44d44 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2bb2bb  rgb(43, 178, 187)  hsl(184, 63%, 45%)  Verdigris
#bb342b  rgb(187, 52, 43)  hsl(4, 63%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#bb2bb2  rgb(187, 43, 178)  hsl(304, 63%, 45%)  Purpureus
#b2bb2b  rgb(178, 187, 43)  hsl(64, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green