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Recognised as Colour

#2BCBD2

  • #2BCBD2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BCBD2 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 203, 210 and HSL 183°, 66%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BCBD2#2BCBD2
HEX#2BCBD2
RGBrgb(43, 203, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7961, 0.8235
RGB percentages16.9%, 79.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(182.5, 66%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 79.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK79.5%, 3.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,870,226
CSS custom property--colour: #2BCBD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D4342D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00D3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 4Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Turquoise · ΔE 14.8Aqua · ΔE 20.2Cyan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 4.03, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2322B
Analogous#2BD285, #2B78D2
Triadic#D22BCB, #CBD22B
Split complementary#D22B78, #D2852B
Tetradic#852BD2, #D2322B, #78D22B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F5F6
Lighter +30%#A9EAED
Lighter +20%#7EE0E5
Lighter +10%#54D6DC
Darker −10%#22A2A8
Darker −20%#1A797D
Darker −30%#115053
Darker −40%#082729
More saturated +25%#0BE8F2
Less saturated −25%#4BAEB2

Channel breakdown

R43
G203
B210
Red43 (16.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue182.51°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G CB · B D2

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