Recognised as Colour
#2BE0CA
- #2BE0CA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#2BE0CA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 224, 202 and HSL 173°, 74%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#2BE0CA#2BE0CA
HEX#2BE0CA
RGBrgb(43, 224, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8784, 0.7922
RGB percentages16.9%, 87.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(172.7, 74.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 80.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK80.8%, 0%, 9.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,875,594
CSS custom property--colour: #2BE0CA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#D41F35
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E02B41
Analogous#2BE070, #2B9BE0
Triadic#CA2BE0, #E0CA2B
Split complementary#E02B9B, #E0702B
Tetradic#702BE0, #E02B41, #9BE02B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G224
B202
Red43 (16.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue172.71°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G E0 · B CA
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