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Recognised as Colour

#2BB8CA

  • #2BB8CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BB8CA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 184, 202 and HSL 187°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BB8CA#2BB8CA
HEX#2BB8CA
RGBrgb(43, 184, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7216, 0.7922
RGB percentages16.9%, 72.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(186.8, 64.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.8, 78.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK78.7%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,865,354
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D44735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A1CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3D2B
Analogous#2BCA8D, #2B68CA
Triadic#CA2BB8, #B8CA2B
Split complementary#CA2B68, #CA8C2B
Tetradic#8D2BCA, #CA3D2B, #69CA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDF0F4
Lighter +30%#A3E3EB
Lighter +20%#79D6E2
Lighter +10%#4FCAD9
Darker −10%#2292A0
Darker −20%#196B76
Darker −30%#10454C
Darker −40%#071F22
More saturated +25%#0CD0E9
Less saturated −25%#4AA0AB

Channel breakdown

R43
G184
B202
Red43 (16.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue186.79°
Saturation (HSL)64.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G B8 · B CA

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