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Recognised as Colour

#2BC4CF

  • #2BC4CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BC4CF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 196, 207 and HSL 184°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BC4CF#2BC4CF
HEX#2BC4CF
RGBrgb(43, 196, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7686, 0.8118
RGB percentages16.9%, 76.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(184, 65.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 79.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK79.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,868,431
CSS custom property--colour: #2BC4CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#D43B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BBD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EABD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Turquoise · ΔE 18.3Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF362B
Analogous#2BCF88, #2B72CF
Triadic#CF2BC4, #C4CF2B
Split complementary#CF2B72, #CF882B
Tetradic#882BCF, #CF362B, #72CF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1F3F5
Lighter +30%#A6E8ED
Lighter +20%#7CDDE4
Lighter +10%#52D2DB
Darker −10%#229CA5
Darker −20%#19747B
Darker −30%#114C50
Darker −40%#082426
More saturated +25%#0CDFEE
Less saturated −25%#4AA9B0

Channel breakdown

R43
G196
B207
Red43 (16.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue184.02°
Saturation (HSL)65.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G C4 · B CF

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