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#2CA09D closest to Silken Jade

#2CA09D is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Silken Jade. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(44, 160, 157)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 57% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black. #2CA09D is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.62:1.

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Variations of #2CA09D

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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#2CA09D 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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#2CA09D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA09D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #858B9E
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96989D
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83999D
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #858B9E
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #74939E
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A59F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A29E
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #809594

#2CA09D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.17:1 Poor#2CA09D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.62:1 Good#2CA09D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA09D in CSS

/* Silken Jade */
.color { color: #2CA09D; }
.background { background-color: #2CA09D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA09D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 160 157);
color: hsl(178 57% 40%);
color: oklch(0.643 0.099 192.4);

#2CA09D FAQ

What color is #2CA09D?

#2CA09D is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Silken Jade. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA09D?

#2CA09D is rgb(44, 160, 157) in RGB, hsl(178, 57%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 2%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA09D?

The complementary color of #2CA09D is #A02C2F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA09D?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA09D: 6.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA09D a warm or cool color?

#2CA09D is a cool color.