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002C2A

#002C2A closest to Swamp Thing

#002C2A is a very dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Swamp Thing. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 17.3% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(0, 44, 42)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 100% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 83% black. #002C2A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.07:1.

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Variations of #002C2A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#002C2A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

002C2A2C0002
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

002C2A2A002C2C2A00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

002C2A00022C2C00022C2A00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#002C2A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #002C2A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #22242A
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #29292A
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #22292A
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #22242A
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1C272A
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #002E2B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #002D2B
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #262626
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #202827

#002C2A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.07:1 Super#002C2A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#002C2A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#002C2A in CSS

/* Swamp Thing */
.color { color: #002C2A; }
.background { background-color: #002C2A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #002C2A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 44 42);
color: hsl(177 100% 9%);
color: oklch(0.265 0.046 190.1);

#002C2A FAQ

What color is #002C2A?

#002C2A is a very dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Swamp Thing. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #002C2A?

#002C2A is rgb(0, 44, 42) in RGB, hsl(177, 100%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 5%, 83%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #002C2A?

The complementary color of #002C2A is #2C0002, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #002C2A?

White text has the best contrast on #002C2A: 15.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #002C2A a warm or cool color?

#002C2A is a cool color.