Recognised as Colour
#2BEDE2
- #2BEDE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#2BEDE2 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 237, 226 and HSL 177°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#2BEDE2#2BEDE2
HEX#2BEDE2
RGBrgb(43, 237, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.9294, 0.8863
RGB percentages16.9%, 92.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(176.6, 84.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 81.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK81.9%, 0%, 4.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,878,946
CSS custom property--colour: #2BEDE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#D4121D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ED2B36
Analogous#2BED81, #2B97ED
Triadic#E22BED, #EDE22B
Split complementary#ED2B97, #ED812B
Tetradic#812BED, #ED2B36, #97ED2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G237
B226
Red43 (16.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue176.6°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G ED · B E2
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