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Recognised as Colour

#2AEEFA

  • #2AEEFA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#2AEEFA is a cyan with RGB values 42, 238, 250 and HSL 183°, 95%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#2AEEFA#2AEEFA
HEX#2AEEFA
RGBrgb(42, 238, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9333, 0.9804
RGB percentages16.5%, 93.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(183.5, 95.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.5, 83.2%, 98%)
CMYK83.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,813,690
CSS custom property--colour: #2AEEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#D51105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Tritanopia#00F8F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 10.1Cyan · ΔE 10.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Turquoise · ΔE 16Light seagreen · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA362A
Analogous#2AFA9E, #2A86FA
Triadic#FA2AEE, #EEFA2A
Split complementary#FA2A86, #FA9E2A
Tetradic#9E2AFA, #FA362A, #86FA2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FEFF
Lighter +30%#BFFAFE
Lighter +20%#8EF6FC
Lighter +10%#5CF2FB
Darker −10%#06DEEB
Darker −20%#04AFBA
Darker −30%#038088
Darker −40%#025156
More saturated +25%#25F2FF
Less saturated −25%#45D6DF

Channel breakdown

R42
G238
B250
Red42 (16.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue183.46°
Saturation (HSL)95.41%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G EE · B FA

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