Recognised as Colour

#2CCEE6

#2CCEE6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2CCEE6 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 206, 230 and HSL 188°, 79%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#2CCEE6

RGBrgb(44, 206, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.8078, 0.902

RGB percentages17.3%, 80.8%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(187.7, 78.8%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 80.9%, 90.2%)

CMYK80.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,936,550

CSS custom property--colour: #2CCEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#D33119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC6E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B5E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00D8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16 Sky blue · ΔE 17 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6 Turquoise · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6442C

Analogous#2CE6A1, #2C71E6

Triadic#E62CCE, #CEE62C

Split complementary#E62C71, #E6A12C

Tetradic#A12CE6, #E6442C, #71E62C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2F8FC

Lighter +30%#B5EEF6

Lighter +20%#87E3F1

Lighter +10%#5AD9EB

Darker −10%#18B1C7

Darker −20%#12889A

Darker −30%#0D606C

Darker −40%#07373F

More saturated +25%#13E1FF

Less saturated −25%#4AB8C9

Channel breakdown

R44

G206

B230

Red44 (17.3%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue187.74°

Saturation (HSL)78.81%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G CE · B E6

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