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Colour

#2CC2AD

  • #2CC2AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2CC2AD is a cyan with RGB values 44, 194, 173 and HSL 172°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2CC2AD#2CC2AD
HEX#2CC2AD
RGBrgb(44, 194, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7608, 0.6784
RGB percentages17.3%, 76.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(171.6, 63%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 77.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK77.3%, 0%, 10.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,933,421
CSS custom property--colour: #2CC2AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 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#D33D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B6ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A8AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 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

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Turquoise · ΔE 11Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1Aquamarine · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C22C41
Analogous#2CC262, #2C8CC2
Triadic#AD2CC2, #C2AD2C
Split complementary#C22C8C, #C2622C
Tetradic#622CC2, #C22C41, #8CC22C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8F2EC
Lighter +30%#9EE9DF
Lighter +20%#74E0D1
Lighter +10%#4BD6C3
Darker −10%#239888
Darker −20%#196F63
Darker −30%#10453E
Darker −40%#061C19
More saturated +25%#0EE0C2
Less saturated −25%#4AA498

Channel breakdown

R44
G194
B173
Red44 (17.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue171.6°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G C2 · B AD

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