Colour

#2CD9D0

#2CD9D0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#2CD9D0 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 217, 208 and HSL 177°, 69%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2CD9D0#2CD9D0

HEX#2CD9D0

RGBrgb(44, 217, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.851, 0.8157

RGB percentages17.3%, 85.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(176.9, 69.5%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 79.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK79.7%, 0%, 4.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,939,344

CSS custom property--colour: #2CD9D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#D3262F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCDD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5BCD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00DFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.3 Aqua · ΔE 14.7 Cyan · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.41, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D92C35

Analogous#2CD979, #2C8CD9

Triadic#D02CD9, #D9D02C

Split complementary#D92C8C, #D9792C

Tetradic#792CD9, #D92C35, #8CD92C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9F8F7

Lighter +30%#AEF0ED

Lighter +20%#82E9E3

Lighter +10%#57E1DA

Darker −10%#20B2AA

Darker −20%#188781

Darker −30%#105C58

Darker −40%#09302E

More saturated +25%#0DF8EC

Less saturated −25%#4BBAB4

Channel breakdown

R44

G217

B208

Red44 (17.3%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue176.88°

Saturation (HSL)69.48%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G D9 · B D0

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