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#2cd6ae color: Channel Marker Green

#2cd6ae is rgb(44, 214, 174) in RGB and oklch(78.445% 0.14388 171.897) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

78.4%
0.144
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #2cd6ae

#2cd6ae is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.4% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Channel Marker Green (#04d8b2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #2cd6ae mixed with white

  1. 2cd6ae
  2. 53dab6
  3. 6ddfbe
  4. 84e3c6
  5. 98e7ce
  6. abecd6
  7. bdf0de
  8. cef4e6
  9. def7ee
  10. effbf7

Darker: #2cd6ae mixed with black

  1. 2cd6ae
  2. 25ba97
  3. 1e9e80
  4. 17846a
  5. 116a55
  6. 0a5241
  7. 053b2e
  8. 02251c
  9. 01100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #2cd6ae with less saturation

  1. 2cd6ae
  2. 4ad3af
  3. 5ed1b0
  4. 6fceb1
  5. 7ccbb2
  6. 88c8b3
  7. 94c5b4
  8. 9ec2b5
  9. a7bfb7
  10. b0bcb8

Questions about #2cd6ae

What color is #2cd6ae?

#2cd6ae is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Channel Marker Green. In RGB it is rgb(44, 214, 174), in HSL hsl(165.88, 67.46%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.445% 0.14388 171.897).

What colors go well with #2cd6ae?

The complementary color of #2cd6ae is #fe90c3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81d078 and #00d3e0. The triadic partners are #bba7ff and #ff9c5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2cd6ae?

Black text reads better on #2cd6ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2cd6ae a warm or cool color?

#2cd6ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 78.4% and its chroma 0.144.