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Recognised as Colour

#2EB5C6

  • #2EB5C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2EB5C6 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 181, 198 and HSL 187°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2EB5C6#2EB5C6
HEX#2EB5C6
RGBrgb(46, 181, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.7098, 0.7765
RGB percentages18%, 71%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(186.7, 62.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 76.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK76.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,061,190
CSS custom property--colour: #2EB5C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#D14A39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AEC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#909FC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C63F2E
Analogous#2EC68B, #2E69C6
Triadic#C62EB5, #B5C62E
Split complementary#C62E69, #C68B2E
Tetradic#8B2EC6, #C63F2E, #69C62E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEFF3
Lighter +30%#A3E2EA
Lighter +20%#7AD5E0
Lighter +10%#51C7D6
Darker −10%#248F9D
Darker −20%#1B6973
Darker −30%#11444A
Darker −40%#081E20
More saturated +25%#10CDE4
Less saturated −25%#4D9DA8

Channel breakdown

R46
G181
B198
Red46 (18%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue186.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G B5 · B C6

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