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Colour

#2EB8C4

  • #2EB8C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2EB8C4 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 184, 196 and HSL 185°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2EB8C4#2EB8C4
HEX#2EB8C4
RGBrgb(46, 184, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.7216, 0.7686
RGB percentages18%, 72.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(184.8, 62%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 76.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK76.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,061,956
CSS custom property--colour: #2EB8C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D1473B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B0C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A1C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C43A2E
Analogous#2EC485, #2E6DC4
Triadic#C42EB8, #B8C42E
Split complementary#C42E6D, #C4852E
Tetradic#852EC4, #C43A2E, #6DC42E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF0F3
Lighter +30%#A2E3E9
Lighter +20%#79D7DF
Lighter +10%#4FCBD6
Darker −10%#24919B
Darker −20%#1B6A71
Darker −30%#114448
Darker −40%#071D1F
More saturated +25%#10D1E2
Less saturated −25%#4C9FA6

Channel breakdown

R46
G184
B196
Red46 (18%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue184.8°
Saturation (HSL)61.98%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G B8 · B C4

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