Recognised as Colour

#2CEECE

#2CEECE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#2CEECE is a cyan with RGB values 44, 238, 206 and HSL 170°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#2CEECE

RGBrgb(44, 238, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.9333, 0.8078

RGB percentages17.3%, 93.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(170.1, 85.1%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 81.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK81.5%, 0%, 13.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,944,718

CSS custom property--colour: #2CEECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#D31131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DFCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCCDD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00F2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 12.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18 Aqua · ΔE 18.3 Cyan · ΔE 18.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EE2C4C

Analogous#2CEE6D, #2CADEE

Triadic#CE2CEE, #EECE2C

Split complementary#EE2CAD, #EE6D2C

Tetradic#6D2CEE, #EE2C4C, #ADEE2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9FDFA

Lighter +30%#BAF9EF

Lighter +20%#8AF6E4

Lighter +10%#5BF2D9

Darker −10%#11D6B5

Darker −20%#0DA78D

Darker −30%#0A7765

Darker −40%#06483D

More saturated +25%#1BFFD9

Less saturated −25%#49D2BB

Channel breakdown

R44

G238

B206

Red44 (17.3%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue170.1°

Saturation (HSL)85.09%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G EE · B CE

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