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#024D48 is closest to Tropical Forest in our library. Tropical Forest (#024D48) is a dark, muted teal with a cool feel. It has a hue angle of 176° and a lightness of 38%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

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What Tropical Forest looks like, feels like and where it works.

Description

Tropical Forest (#024D48) is a dark, muted teal with a cool feel. It has a hue angle of 176° and a lightness of 38%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.

Psychology

Teal and cyan sit between the calm of blue and the freshness of green. They feel clean, modern and trustworthy, with a little more personality than plain blue. As a dark shade, Tropical Forest feels weighty and serious.

Meaning

These colors suggest water, clarity and renewal. Turquoise has long been a protective, lucky stone in many cultures.

Why use this color

Tropical Forest is an easy supporting color. It carries white text well, so it works as a button, header or badge background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.

Applications
  • Healthcare and SaaS products
  • Travel and coastal brands
  • Dashboards and data tools
  • Calm, modern interfaces
History

Turquoise is named for the stone that reached Europe through Turkey. Teal, named after the duck, first appears as a color name in 1917.

Accessibility

White text on Tropical Forest has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (AAA); black text has 2.15:1 (fails). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Do not rely on color alone to carry meaning: pair it with text, an icon or a pattern.

ShadesMixed with black: darker and richer.
TintsMixed with white: lighter and softer.
TonesMixed with gray: quieter and less saturated.
HuesThe same lightness and strength, turned around the wheel.
TemperaturesPushed cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
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#024D48
Typical visionAs most people see it
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ProtanopiaReduced sensitivity to red
#3F4149
DeuteranopiaReduced sensitivity to green
#004F4B
TritanopiaReduced sensitivity to blue
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AchromatopsiaNo color, only light and dark

These are approximations to help you check that meaning never depends on color alone. Real vision varies from person to person.

White textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
9.73:1
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Normal textAAAAA
Large textAAAAA
Black textQuote n. 31: there is no such thing as a bad color.
2.15:1
AAAAA
Normal textFailFail
Large textFailFail
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