Colour

#2BE0E4

#2BE0E4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BE0E4 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 224, 228 and HSL 181°, 77%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#2BE0E4

RGBrgb(43, 224, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8784, 0.8941

RGB percentages16.9%, 87.8%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(181.3, 77.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 81.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK81.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,875,620

CSS custom property--colour: #2BE0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#D41F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 6.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.2 Turquoise · ΔE 10.9 Aqua · ΔE 12.2 Cyan · ΔE 12.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E42F2B

Analogous#2BE48B, #2B84E4

Triadic#E42BE0, #E0E42B

Split complementary#E42B84, #E48B2B

Tetradic#8B2BE4, #E42F2B, #84E42B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0FAFB

Lighter +30%#B3F4F5

Lighter +20%#85EDF0

Lighter +10%#58E7EA

Darker −10%#19BFC3

Darker −20%#139396

Darker −30%#0D6769

Darker −40%#083A3B

More saturated +25%#10FAFF

Less saturated −25%#49C3C6

Channel breakdown

R43

G224

B228

Red43 (16.9%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue181.3°

Saturation (HSL)77.41%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G E0 · B E4

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