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Recognised as Colour

#2CBFCC

  • #2CBFCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2CBFCC is a cyan with RGB values 44, 191, 204 and HSL 185°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2CBFCC#2CBFCC
HEX#2CBFCC
RGBrgb(44, 191, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.749, 0.8
RGB percentages17.3%, 74.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(184.9, 64.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 78.4%, 80%)
CMYK78.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,932,684
CSS custom property--colour: #2CBFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#D34033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB7CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC392C
Analogous#2CCC89, #2C6FCC
Triadic#CC2CBF, #BFCC2C
Split complementary#CC2C6F, #CC892C
Tetradic#892CCC, #CC392C, #6FCC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF2F5
Lighter +30%#A5E6EC
Lighter +20%#7BDAE3
Lighter +10%#51CFDA
Darker −10%#2398A2
Darker −20%#1A7078
Darker −30%#11494E
Darker −40%#082224
More saturated +25%#0DD9EB
Less saturated −25%#4BA5AD

Channel breakdown

R44
G191
B204
Red44 (17.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue184.88°
Saturation (HSL)64.52%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G BF · B CC

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