Recognised as Colour

#2ACFE2

#2ACFE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2ACFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 207, 226 and HSL 186°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2ACFE2#2ACFE2

HEX#2ACFE2

RGBrgb(42, 207, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8118, 0.8863

RGB percentages16.5%, 81.2%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(186.2, 76%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 81.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK81.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,805,730

CSS custom property--colour: #2ACFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#D5301D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00D9D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Sky blue · ΔE 18.8 Turquoise · ΔE 20.6 Aqua · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E23D2A

Analogous#2AE299, #2A73E2

Triadic#E22ACF, #CFE22A

Split complementary#E22A73, #E2992A

Tetradic#992AE2, #E23D2A, #73E22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEF7FA

Lighter +30%#B1EDF4

Lighter +20%#84E3EE

Lighter +10%#57D9E8

Darker −10%#1AAEBF

Darker −20%#148592

Darker −30%#0E5C65

Darker −40%#083338

More saturated +25%#0DE6FF

Less saturated −25%#48B7C4

Channel breakdown

R42

G207

B226

Red42 (16.5%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue186.2°

Saturation (HSL)76.03%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G CF · B E2

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