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Recognised as Colour

#2DC8B0

  • #2DC8B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#2DC8B0 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 200, 176 and HSL 171°, 63%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2DC8B0#2DC8B0
HEX#2DC8B0
RGBrgb(45, 200, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.7843, 0.6902
RGB percentages17.6%, 78.4%, 69%
HSLhsl(170.7, 63.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.7, 77.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK77.5%, 0%, 12%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,000,496
CSS custom property--colour: #2DC8B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#D2374F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFBCAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABADB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 9.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.2Aquamarine · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C82D45
Analogous#2DC863, #2D92C8
Triadic#B02DC8, #C8B02D
Split complementary#C82D92, #C8632D
Tetradic#632DC8, #C82D45, #92C82D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDF4EE
Lighter +30%#A4EADF
Lighter +20%#7AE1D1
Lighter +10%#50D8C3
Darker −10%#249E8B
Darker −20%#1A7567
Darker −30%#114B42
Darker −40%#08211D
More saturated +25%#0EE7C5
Less saturated −25%#4CA99B

Channel breakdown

R45
G200
B176
Red45 (17.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue170.71°
Saturation (HSL)63.27%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G C8 · B B0

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