Colour

#2AD5BF

#2AD5BF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#2AD5BF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 213, 191 and HSL 172°, 67%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#2AD5BF

RGBrgb(42, 213, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8353, 0.749

RGB percentages16.5%, 83.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(172.3, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK80.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,807,231

CSS custom property--colour: #2AD5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1

Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#D52A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B8C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00D9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D52A40

Analogous#2AD56A, #2A95D5

Triadic#BF2AD5, #D5BF2A

Split complementary#D52A96, #D56A2A

Tetradic#692AD5, #D52A40, #95D52A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4F7F2

Lighter +30%#AAEEE5

Lighter +20%#7FE6D9

Lighter +10%#55DDCC

Darker −10%#22AA99

Darker −20%#198073

Darker −30%#11554C

Darker −40%#082B26

More saturated +25%#0AF5D7

Less saturated −25%#4AB5A7

Channel breakdown

R42

G213

B191

Red42 (16.5%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue172.28°

Saturation (HSL)67.06%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G D5 · B BF

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