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#2b8070 color: Mermaid Sea

#2b8070 is rgb(43, 128, 112) in RGB and oklch(54.465% 0.08446 178.057) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

54.5%
0.084
178°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #2b8070

#2b8070 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 178°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mermaid Sea (#297f6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #2b8070 mixed with white

  1. 2b8070
  2. 458c7d
  3. 5b998b
  4. 70a599
  5. 85b2a7
  6. 99beb5
  7. adcbc3
  8. c1d8d2
  9. d6e5e1
  10. eaf2f0

Darker: #2b8070 mixed with black

  1. 2b8070
  2. 246e60
  3. 1d5d51
  4. 164d43
  5. 103d35
  6. 0a2e27
  7. 051f1a
  8. 02120e
  9. 010604
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2b8070 with less saturation

  1. 2b8070
  2. 367f70
  3. 407d70
  4. 487c70
  5. 4f7a70
  6. 557870
  7. 5b7770
  8. 617570
  9. 667370
  10. 6b7270

Questions about #2b8070

What color is #2b8070?

#2b8070 is bright teal. The closest named color is Mermaid Sea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 128, 112), in HSL hsl(168.71, 49.71%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.465% 0.08446 178.057).

What colors go well with #2b8070?

The complementary color of #2b8070 is #985b70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c7e54 and #207d8a. The triadic partners are #76659b and #95633c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8070?

White text reads better on #2b8070: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8070 a warm or cool color?

#2b8070 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 178 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.084.