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Recognised as Colour

#2EBECD

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

#2EBECD is a cyan with RGB values 46, 190, 205 and HSL 186°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2EBECD#2EBECD
HEX#2EBECD
RGBrgb(46, 190, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.7451, 0.8039
RGB percentages18%, 74.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(185.7, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK77.6%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,063,501
CSS custom property--colour: #2EBECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#D14132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB6CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Light seagreen · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD3D2E
Analogous#2ECD8C, #2E6FCD
Triadic#CD2EBE, #BECD2E
Split complementary#CD2E6E, #CD8D2E
Tetradic#8D2ECD, #CD3D2E, #6FCD2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F2F5
Lighter +30%#A8E5EC
Lighter +20%#7FD9E2
Lighter +10%#55CCD9
Darker −10%#2597A3
Darker −20%#1B717A
Darker −30%#124A50
Darker −40%#092426
More saturated +25%#0FD7EC
Less saturated −25%#4DA5AE

Channel breakdown

R46
G190
B205
Red46 (18%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue185.66°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G BE · B CD

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