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Recognised as Colour

#2CCACD

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

#2CCACD is a cyan with RGB values 44, 202, 205 and HSL 181°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2CCACD#2CCACD
HEX#2CCACD
RGBrgb(44, 202, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7922, 0.8039
RGB percentages17.3%, 79.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(181.1, 64.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.1, 78.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,935,501
CSS custom property--colour: #2CCACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D33532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCC0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 3.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.1Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7Turquoise · ΔE 13.1Aqua · ΔE 20.1Cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 3.09, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD2F2C
Analogous#2CCD80, #2C7ACD
Triadic#CD2CCA, #CACD2C
Split complementary#CD2C79, #CD802C
Tetradic#802CCD, #CD2F2C, #79CD2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0F4F5
Lighter +30%#A6EBEC
Lighter +20%#7CE1E3
Lighter +10%#52D7DA
Darker −10%#23A1A3
Darker −20%#1A7779
Darker −30%#114E4F
Darker −40%#082525
More saturated +25%#0DE8EC
Less saturated −25%#4BACAE

Channel breakdown

R44
G202
B205
Red44 (17.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue181.12°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G CA · B CD

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