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#2CA2AE closest to Baltic

#2CA2AE is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Baltic. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(44, 162, 174)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 60% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 75% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #2CA2AE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.89:1.

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Variations of #2CA2AE

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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#2CA2AE 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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#2CA2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA2AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #828EAE
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #949BAF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #829CAF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #828EAE
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7295AE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A9A5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A5AA
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #83979B

#2CA2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#2CA2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.89:1 Good#2CA2AE text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA2AE in CSS

/* Baltic */
.color { color: #2CA2AE; }
.background { background-color: #2CA2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 162 174);
color: hsl(186 60% 43%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.101 205.2);

#2CA2AE FAQ

What color is #2CA2AE?

#2CA2AE is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Baltic. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA2AE?

#2CA2AE is rgb(44, 162, 174) in RGB, hsl(186, 60%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(75%, 7%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA2AE?

The complementary color of #2CA2AE is #AE382C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA2AE: 6.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA2AE a warm or cool color?

#2CA2AE is a cool color.