Recognised as Colour

#2AE2FA

#2AE2FA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2AE2FA is a cyan with RGB values 42, 226, 250 and HSL 187°, 95%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2AE2FA#2AE2FA

HEX#2AE2FA

RGBrgb(42, 226, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8863, 0.9804

RGB percentages16.5%, 88.6%, 98%

HSLhsl(186.9, 95.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 83.2%, 98%)

CMYK83.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,810,618

CSS custom property--colour: #2AE2FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#D51D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2C6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#00EDE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.9 Aqua · ΔE 18.4 Cyan · ΔE 18.4 Sky blue · ΔE 20.7 Turquoise · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FA422A

Analogous#2AFAAA, #2A7AFA

Triadic#FA2AE2, #E2FA2A

Split complementary#FA2A7A, #FAAA2A

Tetradic#AA2AFA, #FA422A, #7AFA2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1FDFF

Lighter +30%#BFF6FE

Lighter +20%#8EF0FC

Lighter +10%#5CE9FB

Darker −10%#06D1EB

Darker −20%#04A5BA

Darker −30%#037988

Darker −40%#024C56

More saturated +25%#25E6FF

Less saturated −25%#45CDDF

Channel breakdown

R42

G226

B250

Red42 (16.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue186.92°

Saturation (HSL)95.41%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G E2 · B FA

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Colour harmonies

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