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#2CDC8A

#2cdc8a ≈ Emerald

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cdc8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 152.05°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.5356

Complementary

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #dc2c7e

Split complementary

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #dc2cd6
  3. #dc322c

Analogous

  1. #2cdc32
  2. #2cdc8a
  3. #2cd6dc

Triadic

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #8a2cdc
  3. #dc8a2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #2c7edc
  3. #dc2c7e
  4. #dc8a2c

Square

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #322cdc
  3. #dc2c7e
  4. #d6dc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f3a
  2. #1ba162
  3. #2cdc8a
  4. #6ee7ae
  5. #aff2d3

Shades

#2cdc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #28c67c
  3. #23b06e
  4. #1f9a61
  5. #1a8453
  6. #166e45
  7. #125837
  8. #0d4229
  9. #092c1c
  10. #04160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #41e096
  3. #56e3a1
  4. #6be7ad
  5. #80eab9
  6. #96eec5
  7. #abf1d0
  8. #c0f5dc
  9. #d5f8e8
  10. #eafcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdc8a
  2. #34d389
  3. #3dca88
  4. #45c087
  5. #4eb786
  6. #56ae85
  7. #5ea584
  8. #679c83
  9. #6f9282
  10. #788981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ccdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bc8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d187 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0c98d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdc8a {
  color: #2cdc8a;
}
Background
.bg-2cdc8a {
  background-color: #2cdc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdc8a {
  border: 2px solid #2cdc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdc8a, #2cd6dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.36 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.62 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.09 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.14 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.93 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.84 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.15 #d32375 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Emerald
#2cdc8a  rgb(44, 220, 138)  hsl(152, 72%, 52%)  Emerald
#dc2c7e  rgb(220, 44, 126)  hsl(332, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta
#8a2cdc  rgb(138, 44, 220)  hsl(272, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#dc8a2c  rgb(220, 138, 44)  hsl(32, 72%, 52%)  Fulvous