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#2BB2BC

#2bb2bc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bb2bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.13% cyan, 5.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 184.14°, with 62.77% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3599

Complementary

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #bc352b

Split complementary

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #bc2b69
  3. #bc7d2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbc7d
  2. #2bb2bc
  3. #2b69bc

Triadic

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #bc2bb2
  3. #b2bc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #352bbc
  3. #bc352b
  4. #b2bc2b

Square

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #7d2bbc
  3. #bc352b
  4. #69bc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3c3f
  2. #1d777e
  3. #2bb2bc
  4. #5ad1d9
  5. #98e2e8

Shades

#2bb2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #27a0a9
  3. #228e96
  4. #1e7d84
  5. #1a6b71
  6. #16595e
  7. #11474b
  8. #0d3538
  9. #092426
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bb2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #40bac3
  3. #55c1c9
  4. #6bc9d0
  5. #80d1d7
  6. #95d9de
  7. #aae0e4
  8. #bfe8eb
  9. #d5f0f2
  10. #eaf7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bb2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bb2bc
  2. #34adb6
  3. #3ca8b0
  4. #45a3aa
  5. #4d9ea4
  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 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4aabd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84adbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74a5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bb2bc {
  color: #2bb2bc;
}
Background
.bg-2bb2bc {
  background-color: #2bb2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bb2bc {
  border: 2px solid #2bb2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bb2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 178 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bb2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb2bc, #2b69bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bb2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 178 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.52 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.22 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.88 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.81 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.91 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.69 #d44d43 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#2bb2bc  rgb(43, 178, 188)  hsl(184, 63%, 45%)  Verdigris
#bc352b  rgb(188, 53, 43)  hsl(4, 63%, 45%)  Fire Engine Red
#bc2bb2  rgb(188, 43, 178)  hsl(304, 63%, 45%)  Purpureus
#b2bc2b  rgb(178, 188, 43)  hsl(64, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green