Recognised as Colour

#2AFDC7

#2AFDC7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#2AFDC7 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 253, 199 and HSL 165°, 98%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#2AFDC7

RGBrgb(42, 253, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9922, 0.7804

RGB percentages16.5%, 99.2%, 78%

HSLhsl(164.6, 98.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 83.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK83.4%, 0%, 21.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,817,479

CSS custom property--colour: #2AFDC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#D50238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6EBC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDD9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFEEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.7 Turquoise · ΔE 24.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.2 Light green · ΔE 28.5 Pale green · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FD2A60

Analogous#2AFD5E, #2AC9FD

Triadic#C72AFD, #FDC72A

Split complementary#FD2AC9, #FD5E2A

Tetradic#5E2AFD, #FD2A60, #CAFD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4FFFC

Lighter +30%#C2FEEF

Lighter +20%#8FFEE2

Lighter +10%#5DFDD4

Darker −10%#02F2B4

Darker −20%#02BF8F

Darker −30%#018D69

Darker −40%#015A43

More saturated +25%#28FFC8

Less saturated −25%#45E2BA

Channel breakdown

R42

G253

B199

Red42 (16.5%)

Green253 (99.2%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue164.64°

Saturation (HSL)98.14%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G FD · B C7

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Colour values

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