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Recognised as Colour

#2DCCDF

  • #2DCCDF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2DCCDF is a cyan with RGB values 45, 204, 223 and HSL 186°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2DCCDF#2DCCDF
HEX#2DCCDF
RGBrgb(45, 204, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8, 0.8745
RGB percentages17.6%, 80%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(186.4, 73.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 79.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK79.8%, 8.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,001,567
CSS custom property--colour: #2DCCDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#D23320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B3DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Turquoise · ΔE 21Aqua · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF402D
Analogous#2DDF99, #2D73DF
Triadic#DF2DCC, #CCDF2D
Split complementary#DF2D73, #DF992D
Tetradic#992DDF, #DF402D, #73DF2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF7FA
Lighter +30%#B2ECF3
Lighter +20%#86E1EC
Lighter +10%#59D7E6
Darker −10%#1DABBC
Darker −20%#168390
Darker −30%#0F5B64
Darker −40%#083338
More saturated +25%#0FE4FD
Less saturated −25%#4BB4C1

Channel breakdown

R45
G204
B223
Red45 (17.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue186.4°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G CC · B DF

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