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Recognised as Colour

#2BE0F0

  • #2BE0F0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2BE0F0 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 224, 240 and HSL 185°, 87%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2BE0F0#2BE0F0
HEX#2BE0F0
RGBrgb(43, 224, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8784, 0.9412
RGB percentages16.9%, 87.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(184.9, 86.8%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 82.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK82.1%, 6.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,875,632
CSS custom property--colour: #2BE0F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#D41F0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD6F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00EAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.8Aqua · ΔE 15.6Cyan · ΔE 15.6Turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F03B2B
Analogous#2BF09E, #2B7DF0
Triadic#F02BE0, #E0F02B
Split complementary#F02B7D, #F09E2B
Tetradic#9E2BF0, #F03B2B, #7EF02B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAFCFD
Lighter +30%#BAF5FA
Lighter +20%#8AEEF7
Lighter +10%#5BE7F3
Darker −10%#0FC8D9
Darker −20%#0C9CA9
Darker −30%#097079
Darker −40%#05444A
More saturated +25%#1CEDFF
Less saturated −25%#47C8D4

Channel breakdown

R43
G224
B240
Red43 (16.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue184.87°
Saturation (HSL)86.78%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G E0 · B F0

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