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Recognised as Colour

#2AD5AA

  • #2AD5AA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2AD5AA is a cyan with RGB values 42, 213, 170 and HSL 165°, 67%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2AD5AA#2AD5AA
HEX#2AD5AA
RGBrgb(42, 213, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8353, 0.6667
RGB percentages16.5%, 83.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(164.9, 67.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.9, 80.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 0%, 20.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,807,210
CSS custom property--colour: #2AD5AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#D52A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC6A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB7ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3Turquoise · ΔE 16.1Aquamarine · ΔE 16.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.8Light seagreen · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D52A55
Analogous#2AD555, #2AAAD5
Triadic#AA2AD5, #D5AA2A
Split complementary#D52AAA, #D5552A
Tetradic#552AD5, #D52A55, #AAD52A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4F7EE
Lighter +30%#AAEEDD
Lighter +20%#7FE6CC
Lighter +10%#55DDBB
Darker −10%#22AA88
Darker −20%#198066
Darker −30%#115544
Darker −40%#082B22
More saturated +25%#0AF5BA
Less saturated −25%#4AB59A

Channel breakdown

R42
G213
B170
Red42 (16.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue164.91°
Saturation (HSL)67.06%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G D5 · B AA

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