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Recognised as Colour

#2DD4CD

  • #2DD4CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#2DD4CD is a cyan with RGB values 45, 212, 205 and HSL 177°, 66%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#2DD4CD#2DD4CD
HEX#2DD4CD
RGBrgb(45, 212, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8314, 0.8039
RGB percentages17.6%, 83.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(177.5, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.5, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,003,597
CSS custom property--colour: #2DD4CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#D22B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B8CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.8Turquoise · ΔE 6.3Light seagreen · ΔE 12.4Aqua · ΔE 16.3Cyan · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.3, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D42D34
Analogous#2DD47A, #2D87D4
Triadic#CD2DD4, #D4CD2D
Split complementary#D42D87, #D47A2D
Tetradic#7A2DD4, #D42D34, #87D42D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F7F5
Lighter +30%#ACEEEB
Lighter +20%#82E5E1
Lighter +10%#57DDD7
Darker −10%#23ABA5
Darker −20%#1A817C
Darker −30%#125653
Darker −40%#092C2B
More saturated +25%#0DF4EA
Less saturated −25%#4DB4B0

Channel breakdown

R45
G212
B205
Red45 (17.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue177.49°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G D4 · B CD

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