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Recognised as Colour

#2BCAD2

  • #2BCAD2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BCAD2 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 202, 210 and HSL 183°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BCAD2#2BCAD2
HEX#2BCAD2
RGBrgb(43, 202, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7922, 0.8235
RGB percentages16.9%, 79.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(182.9, 66%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 79.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK79.5%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,869,970
CSS custom property--colour: #2BCAD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D4352D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B0D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.5Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 15.5Aqua · ΔE 20.7Cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.66, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2332B
Analogous#2BD286, #2B77D2
Triadic#D22BCA, #CAD22B
Split complementary#D22B77, #D2862B
Tetradic#862BD2, #D2332B, #77D22B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F4F6
Lighter +30%#A9EAED
Lighter +20%#7EE0E5
Lighter +10%#54D5DC
Darker −10%#22A1A8
Darker −20%#1A797D
Darker −30%#115053
Darker −40%#082729
More saturated +25%#0BE7F2
Less saturated −25%#4BADB2

Channel breakdown

R43
G202
B210
Red43 (16.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue182.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G CA · B D2

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