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Recognised as Colour

#2CDCD4

  • #2CDCD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#2CDCD4 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 220, 212 and HSL 177°, 72%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2CDCD4#2CDCD4
HEX#2CDCD4
RGBrgb(44, 220, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.8627, 0.8314
RGB percentages17.3%, 86.3%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(177.3, 71.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 80%, 86.3%)
CMYK80%, 0%, 3.6%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,940,116
CSS custom property--colour: #2CDCD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#D3232B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BFD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.7Aqua · ΔE 13.6Cyan · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC2C34
Analogous#2CDC7C, #2C8CDC
Triadic#D42CDC, #DCD42C
Split complementary#DC2C8C, #DC7C2C
Tetradic#7C2CDC, #DC2C34, #8CDC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBF9F8
Lighter +30%#AFF2EF
Lighter +20%#83EBE6
Lighter +10%#58E3DD
Darker −10%#1EB7B0
Darker −20%#178B86
Darker −30%#105F5C
Darker −40%#093332
More saturated +25%#0DFBF0
Less saturated −25%#4BBDB8

Channel breakdown

R44
G220
B212
Red44 (17.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue177.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G DC · B D4

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