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Recognised as Colour

#2AD0E2

  • #2AD0E2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2AD0E2 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 208, 226 and HSL 186°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2AD0E2#2AD0E2
HEX#2AD0E2
RGBrgb(42, 208, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8157, 0.8863
RGB percentages16.5%, 81.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(185.9, 76%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 81.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK81.4%, 8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,805,986
CSS custom property--colour: #2AD0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#D52F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B6E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD5no 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 text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Turquoise · ΔE 19.9Aqua · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E23C2A
Analogous#2AE298, #2A74E2
Triadic#E22AD0, #D0E22A
Split complementary#E22A74, #E2982A
Tetradic#982AE2, #E23C2A, #74E22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF8FA
Lighter +30%#B1EEF4
Lighter +20%#84E4EE
Lighter +10%#57DAE8
Darker −10%#1AAFBF
Darker −20%#148692
Darker −30%#0E5D65
Darker −40%#083438
More saturated +25%#0DE7FF
Less saturated −25%#48B8C4

Channel breakdown

R42
G208
B226
Red42 (16.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue185.87°
Saturation (HSL)76.03%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G D0 · B E2

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