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Recognised as Colour

#2CCBCD

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

#2CCBCD is a cyan with RGB values 44, 203, 205 and HSL 181°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2CCBCD#2CCBCD
HEX#2CCBCD
RGBrgb(44, 203, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7961, 0.8039
RGB percentages17.3%, 79.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(180.7, 64.7%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.7, 78.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,935,757
CSS custom property--colour: #2CCBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#D33432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B1CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 2.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7Turquoise · ΔE 12.4Aqua · ΔE 19.6Cyan · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 2.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD2E2C
Analogous#2CCD7E, #2C7BCD
Triadic#CD2CCB, #CBCD2C
Split complementary#CD2C7B, #CD7E2C
Tetradic#7E2CCD, #CD2E2C, #7BCD2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0F4F5
Lighter +30%#A6EBEC
Lighter +20%#7CE2E3
Lighter +10%#52D8DA
Darker −10%#23A1A3
Darker −20%#1A7879
Darker −30%#114E4F
Darker −40%#082525
More saturated +25%#0DE9EC
Less saturated −25%#4BADAE

Channel breakdown

R44
G203
B205
Red44 (17.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue180.75°
Saturation (HSL)64.66%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G CB · B CD

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