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#2C5E50 closest to Lacrosse

#2C5E50 is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Lacrosse. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 36.9% green and 31.4% blue (rgb(44, 94, 80)). Its HSL value is 163° hue, 36% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black. #2C5E50 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.44:1.

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Variations of #2C5E50

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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#2C5E50 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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#2C5E50 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C5E50 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #535351
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5B594F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #525950
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #535351
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A5751
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #175F5A
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #245E55
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #555555
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D5754

#2C5E50 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.44:1 Very good#2C5E50 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.82:1 Very poor#2C5E50 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2C5E50 in CSS

/* Lacrosse */
.color { color: #2C5E50; }
.background { background-color: #2C5E50; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C5E50; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 94 80);
color: hsl(163 36% 27%);
color: oklch(0.443 0.059 172.9);

#2C5E50 FAQ

What color is #2C5E50?

#2C5E50 is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Lacrosse. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2C5E50?

#2C5E50 is rgb(44, 94, 80) in RGB, hsl(163, 36%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(53%, 0%, 15%, 63%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C5E50?

The complementary color of #2C5E50 is #5E2C3A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C5E50?

White text has the best contrast on #2C5E50: 7.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C5E50 a warm or cool color?

#2C5E50 is a cool color.