Recognised as Colour
#2BE2FF
- #2BE2FF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#2BE2FF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 226, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#2BE2FF#2BE2FF
HEX#2BE2FF
RGBrgb(43, 226, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8863, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 88.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.2, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.2, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,876,159
CSS custom property--colour: #2BE2FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#D41D00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF482B
Analogous#2BFFB2, #2B78FF
Triadic#FF2BE2, #E2FF2B
Split complementary#FF2B78, #FFB22B
Tetradic#B22BFF, #FF482B, #78FF2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G226
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G E2 · B FF
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