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#2C8A69 closest to Elf

#2C8A69 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Elf. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 54.1% green and 41.2% blue (rgb(44, 138, 105)). Its HSL value is 159° hue, 52% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black. #2C8A69 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.95:1.

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Variations of #2C8A69

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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#2C8A69 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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#2C8A69 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C8A69 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7A776B
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #878067
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #778268
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7A776B
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6B7E6A
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #008A81
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #158A75
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7B7B7B
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D7F77

#2C8A69 contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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#2C8A69 in CSS

/* Elf */
.color { color: #2C8A69; }
.background { background-color: #2C8A69; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C8A69; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 138 105);
color: hsl(159 52% 36%);
color: oklch(0.570 0.102 165.7);

#2C8A69 FAQ

What color is #2C8A69?

#2C8A69 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Elf. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2C8A69?

#2C8A69 is rgb(44, 138, 105) in RGB, hsl(159, 52%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 0%, 24%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C8A69?

The complementary color of #2C8A69 is #8A2C4D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C8A69?

Black text has the best contrast on #2C8A69: 4.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C8A69 a warm or cool color?

#2C8A69 is a cool color.