Recognised as Colour
#2BEFEB
- #2BEFEB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#2BEFEB is a cyan with RGB values 43, 239, 235 and HSL 179°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#2BEFEB#2BEFEB
HEX#2BEFEB
RGBrgb(43, 239, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.9373, 0.9216
RGB percentages16.9%, 93.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(178.8, 86%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 82%, 93.7%)
CMYK82%, 0%, 1.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,879,467
CSS custom property--colour: #2BEFEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#D41014
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF2B2F
Analogous#2BEF89, #2B91EF
Triadic#EB2BEF, #EFEB2B
Split complementary#EF2B91, #EF892B
Tetradic#892BEF, #EF2B2F, #91EF2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G239
B235
Red43 (16.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue178.78°
Saturation (HSL)85.96%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G EF · B EB
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