HEX Color #2CAF8A (Mediumaquamarine)

About #2CAF8A

The hex code #2CAF8A represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumaquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 175 green, and 138 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 75% C, 0% M, 21% Y, and 31% K. With a hue angle of 163.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2CAF8A

RGB44, 175, 138

HSL163.1°, 59.8%, 42.9%

CMYK75%, 0%, 21%, 31%

HSV163.1°, 74.9%, 68.6%

LAB64.2, -43.6, 9.1

XYZ21.0, 33.0, 29.3

Decimal2928522

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#2CAF8A #AF2C50

Analogous

#2CAF48 #2C92AF

Triadic

#8A2CAF #AF8A2C

Tetradic

#482CAF #AF2C50 #92AF2C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#2CAF8A

#43B797

#5AC0A4

#72C9B1

#89D2BE

#A1DBCB

#B8E4D8

#D0EDE5

#E7F6F2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#2CAF8A

#279B7A

#22886B

#1D745C

#18614C

#134D3D

#0E3A2E

#09261E

#04130F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.76:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.61:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.64:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.47:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CAF8A; }

.text-color { color: #2CAF8A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CAF8A; }

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Mediumaquamarine

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