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#2AAA99 closest to Billiard

#2AAA99 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Billiard. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 66.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(42, 170, 153)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 60% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black. #2AAA99 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.31:1.

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Variations of #2AAA99

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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#2AAA99 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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#2AAA99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2AAA99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #91939B
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A098
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA199
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #91939B
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E9B9A
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADA5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AB9F
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879D98

#2AAA99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#2AAA99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.31:1 Very good#2AAA99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2AAA99 in CSS

/* Billiard */
.color { color: #2AAA99; }
.background { background-color: #2AAA99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2AAA99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 170 153);
color: hsl(172 60% 42%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.110 181.7);

#2AAA99 FAQ

What color is #2AAA99?

#2AAA99 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Billiard. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2AAA99?

#2AAA99 is rgb(42, 170, 153) in RGB, hsl(172, 60%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 0%, 10%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2AAA99?

The complementary color of #2AAA99 is #AA2A3B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2AAA99?

Black text has the best contrast on #2AAA99: 7.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2AAA99 a warm or cool color?

#2AAA99 is a cool color.