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Colour

#2ACAD5

  • #2ACAD5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2ACAD5 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 202, 213 and HSL 184°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2ACAD5#2ACAD5
HEX#2ACAD5
RGBrgb(42, 202, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7922, 0.8353
RGB percentages16.5%, 79.2%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(183.9, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 5.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,804,437
CSS custom property--colour: #2ACAD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D5352A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC1D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B0D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.1Light seagreen · ΔE 13.9Turquoise · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Aqua · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 6.06, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5352A
Analogous#2AD58B, #2A75D5
Triadic#D52ACA, #CAD52A
Split complementary#D52A75, #D58B2A
Tetradic#8B2AD5, #D5352A, #75D52A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F4F7
Lighter +30%#AAEAEE
Lighter +20%#7FDFE6
Lighter +10%#55D5DD
Darker −10%#22A2AA
Darker −20%#197980
Darker −30%#115155
Darker −40%#08282B
More saturated +25%#0AE6F5
Less saturated −25%#4AAEB5

Channel breakdown

R42
G202
B213
Red42 (16.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue183.86°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G CA · B D5

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