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Colour

#2BCED1

  • #2BCED1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BCED1 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 206, 209 and HSL 181°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BCED1#2BCED1
HEX#2BCED1
RGBrgb(43, 206, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8078, 0.8196
RGB percentages16.9%, 80.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(181.1, 65.9%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.1, 79.4%, 82%)
CMYK79.4%, 1.4%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,870,993
CSS custom property--colour: #2BCED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#D4312E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC4D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 2.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.9Light seagreen · ΔE 11.9Turquoise · ΔE 12.2Aqua · ΔE 18.6Cyan · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 2.17, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D12E2B
Analogous#2BD181, #2B7BD1
Triadic#D12BCE, #CED12B
Split complementary#D12B7B, #D1812B
Tetradic#812BD1, #D12E2B, #7BD12B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F5F6
Lighter +30%#A8ECED
Lighter +20%#7EE3E4
Lighter +10%#53D9DC
Darker −10%#22A4A7
Darker −20%#1A7B7C
Darker −30%#115152
Darker −40%#082728
More saturated +25%#0CECF1
Less saturated −25%#4BB0B2

Channel breakdown

R43
G206
B209
Red43 (16.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue181.08°
Saturation (HSL)65.87%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G CE · B D1

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