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Recognised as Colour

#2BC6DA

  • #2BC6DA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BC6DA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 198, 218 and HSL 187°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BC6DA#2BC6DA
HEX#2BC6DA
RGBrgb(43, 198, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7765, 0.8549
RGB percentages16.9%, 77.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(186.9, 70.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 80.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,868,954
CSS custom property--colour: #2BC6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#D43925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BEDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DADDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8Turquoise · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA3F2B
Analogous#2BDA97, #2B6EDA
Triadic#DA2BC6, #C6DA2B
Split complementary#DA2B6E, #DA972B
Tetradic#972BDA, #DA3F2B, #6EDA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F5F8
Lighter +30%#ADE9F1
Lighter +20%#82DDE9
Lighter +10%#56D2E2
Darker −10%#1FA2B3
Darker −20%#187B87
Darker −30%#10535C
Darker −40%#082C31
More saturated +25%#0CDEF9
Less saturated −25%#4AAEBB

Channel breakdown

R43
G198
B218
Red43 (16.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue186.86°
Saturation (HSL)70.28%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G C6 · B DA

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