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#2AAA8D closest to Herbal

#2AAA8D is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 66.7% green and 55.3% blue (rgb(42, 170, 141)). Its HSL value is 166° hue, 60% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black. #2AAA8D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.23:1.

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Variations of #2AAA8D

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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#2AAA8D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2AAA8D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2AAA8D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93928F
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A49F8C
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90A18D
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93928F
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #809B8F
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ACA2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AB97
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869C95

#2AAA8D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.90:1 Very poor#2AAA8D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.23:1 Very good#2AAA8D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2AAA8D in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #2AAA8D; }
.background { background-color: #2AAA8D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2AAA8D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 170 141);
color: hsl(166 60% 42%);
color: oklch(0.663 0.116 173.5);

#2AAA8D FAQ

What color is #2AAA8D?

#2AAA8D is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Herbal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2AAA8D?

#2AAA8D is rgb(42, 170, 141) in RGB, hsl(166, 60%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 0%, 17%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2AAA8D?

The complementary color of #2AAA8D is #AA2A47, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2AAA8D?

Black text has the best contrast on #2AAA8D: 7.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2AAA8D a warm or cool color?

#2AAA8D is a cool color.