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Recognised as Colour

#2DE0CD

  • #2DE0CD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#2DE0CD is a cyan with RGB values 45, 224, 205 and HSL 174°, 74%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2DE0CD#2DE0CD
HEX#2DE0CD
RGBrgb(45, 224, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8784, 0.8039
RGB percentages17.6%, 87.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(173.6, 74.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 79.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK79.9%, 0%, 8.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,006,669
CSS custom property--colour: #2DE0CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#D21F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEC2CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1Aqua · ΔE 15.1Cyan · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 2.99, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E02D40
Analogous#2DE074, #2D99E0
Triadic#CD2DE0, #E0CD2D
Split complementary#E02D9A, #E0742D
Tetradic#742DE0, #E02D40, #99E02D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFFAF7
Lighter +30%#B2F4ED
Lighter +20%#86EDE2
Lighter +10%#59E7D8
Darker −10%#1CBEAD
Darker −20%#159284
Darker −30%#0F655C
Darker −40%#083934
More saturated +25%#0FFEE5
Less saturated −25%#4BC2B5

Channel breakdown

R45
G224
B205
Red45 (17.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue173.63°
Saturation (HSL)74.27%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G E0 · B CD

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