Colour

#2AF6E4

#2AF6E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#2AF6E4 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 246, 228 and HSL 175°, 92%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2AF6E4#2AF6E4

HEX#2AF6E4

RGBrgb(42, 246, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9647, 0.8941

RGB percentages16.5%, 96.5%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(174.7, 91.9%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 82.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK82.9%, 0%, 7.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,815,716

CSS custom property--colour: #2AF6E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#D5091B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9E8E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFD5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00FCF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 9.1 Aqua · ΔE 10.1 Cyan · ΔE 10.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 15.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F62A3C

Analogous#2AF67E, #2AA2F6

Triadic#E42AF6, #F6E42A

Split complementary#F62AA2, #F67E2A

Tetradic#7E2AF6, #F62A3C, #A2F62A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEFEFD

Lighter +30%#BDFCF7

Lighter +20%#8CFAF0

Lighter +10%#5BF8EA

Darker −10%#0AE3D0

Darker −20%#08B2A3

Darker −30%#058277

Darker −40%#03514A

More saturated +25%#21FFEB

Less saturated −25%#46DACD

Channel breakdown

R42

G246

B228

Red42 (16.5%)

Green246 (96.5%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue174.71°

Saturation (HSL)91.89%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G F6 · B E4

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