Recognised as Colour

#2EECFF

#2EECFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2EECFF is a cyan with RGB values 46, 236, 255 and HSL 185°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2EECFF#2EECFF

HEX#2EECFF

RGBrgb(46, 236, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.9255, 1

RGB percentages18%, 92.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(185.5, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 7.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,075,327

CSS custom property--colour: #2EECFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#D11300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7E2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCCEFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00F7F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Aqua · ΔE 13.9 Cyan · ΔE 13.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Turquoise · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF412E

Analogous#2EFFAA, #2E83FF

Triadic#FF2EEC, #ECFF2E

Split complementary#FF2E83, #FFA92E

Tetradic#AA2EFF, #FF412E, #84FF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFFFF

Lighter +30%#C7FAFF

Lighter +20%#94F5FF

Lighter +10%#61F1FF

Darker −10%#00E3FA

Darker −20%#00B5C7

Darker −30%#008794

Darker −40%#005861

More saturated +25%#2EECFF

Less saturated −25%#48D7E5

Channel breakdown

R46

G236

B255

Red46 (18%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue185.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G EC · B FF

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Colour values

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