Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2ab8af, its pure hue is 176.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.8%, and its lightness is 44.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2ab8af, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #051716 to #25a199.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2ab8af. In RGB, it consists of 16.5% Red, 72.2% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 77.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 176.2°, with saturation of 62.8% and lightness of 44.3%. The decimal value for #2ab8af is 2799791, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2ab8af is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #2ab8af
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2ab8af, its pure hue is 176.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.8%, and its lightness is 44.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2ab8af, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #45c1b9 to #e4f6f5.
Tones of #2ab8af
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2ab8af, its pure hue is 176.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2ab8af, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00e2d4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #2ab8af
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2ab8af! For #2ab8af, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2ab8af. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #2ab8af
This color, #2ab8af, consists of 16.5% Red, 72.2% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 42, Green = 184, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2ab8af is 77.2% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 4.9% Yellow, and 27.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 42 | 184 | 175 |
Octal | 52 | 270 | 257 |
Hexa | #2a | #b8 | #af |
Binary | 00101010 | 10111000 | 10101111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 77 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
Octal | 115 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
Hexa | #4d | #00 | #04 | #1b |
Binary | 01001101 | 00000000 | 00000100 | 00011011 |
Analogous Colors of #2ab8af
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2ab8af — which has hue 176.2° — its analogous colors are located at 146.2° and 206.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ab8af.
Triadic Colors of #2ab8af
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2ab8af — which has hue 176.2° — its triadic colors are located at 56.2° and 296.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ab8af.
Complementary Color of #2ab8af
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2ab8af — which has hue 176.2° — its complementary color is located at 356.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ab8af.
Split Complementary Colors of #2ab8af
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2ab8af — which has hue 176.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 26.2° and 326.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ab8af.
Tetradic Colors of #2ab8af
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2ab8af — which has hue 176.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 86.2°, 176.2°, 266.2°, and 356.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ab8af.
Monochromatic Colors of #2ab8af
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2ab8af, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #20524e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #64efe6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2ab8af
We want to make getting started with #2ab8af on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2ab8af into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2ab8af can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2ab8af with other HTML elements.
#2ab8af Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #2ab8af;">The color of this text is #2ab8af.</span>
#2ab8af Background Color
<div style="background-color: #2ab8af; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2ab8af.</div>
#2ab8af Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2ab8af;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2ab8af.</span>
#2ab8af Border Color
<div style="border: #2ab8af 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2ab8af.</div>
#2ab8af Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2ab8af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2ab8af on a white background.</div></div>
#2ab8af Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2ab8af; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2ab8af on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #2ab8af to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2ab8af,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2ab8af to white.</div>
Gradient from #2ab8af to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2ab8af,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2ab8af,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2ab8af to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #2ab8af
In addition to using #2ab8af on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2ab8af in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2ab8af, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 42, Green = 184, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2ab8af in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #2ab8af |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(42, 184, 175) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #2ab8af; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #2ab8af; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #2ab8af; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(42, 184, 175); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#2ab8af") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:42, green:184, blue:175, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:42 green:184 blue:175 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(42f, 184f, 175f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(42, 184, 175); |
#2ab8af Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #2ab8af the same way. For those with color blindness, #2ab8af might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2ab8af looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2ab8af is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2ab8af looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2ab8af will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #2ab8af is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.