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#2CA8A7 closest to Teal Me No Lies

#2CA8A7 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 65.9% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(44, 168, 167)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 58% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black. #2CA8A7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.27:1.

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Variations of #2CA8A7

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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#2CA8A7 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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#2CA8A7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA8A7 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 #8B92A8
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9FA7
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A1A8
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B92A8
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #799AA8
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00ADA7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAA7
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879C9C

#2CA8A7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.89:1 Very poor#2CA8A7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.27:1 Very good#2CA8A7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA8A7 in CSS

/* Teal Me No Lies */
.color { color: #2CA8A7; }
.background { background-color: #2CA8A7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA8A7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 168 167);
color: hsl(180 58% 42%);
color: oklch(0.667 0.104 194.1);

#2CA8A7 FAQ

What color is #2CA8A7?

#2CA8A7 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA8A7?

#2CA8A7 is rgb(44, 168, 167) in RGB, hsl(180, 58%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 0%, 1%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA8A7?

The complementary color of #2CA8A7 is #A82C2D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA8A7?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA8A7: 7.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA8A7 a warm or cool color?

#2CA8A7 is a cool color.