Recognised as Colour
#2EFAEE
- #2EFAEE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#2EFAEE is a cyan with RGB values 46, 250, 238 and HSL 176°, 95%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#2EFAEE#2EFAEE
HEX#2EFAEE
RGBrgb(46, 250, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.9804, 0.9333
RGB percentages18%, 98%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(176.5, 95.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 81.6%, 98%)
CMYK81.6%, 0%, 4.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,078,894
CSS custom property--colour: #2EFAEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#D10511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA2E3A
Analogous#2EFA88, #2EA0FA
Triadic#EE2EFA, #FAEE2E
Split complementary#FA2EA0, #FA882E
Tetradic#882EFA, #FA2E3A, #A0FA2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G250
B238
Red46 (18%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue176.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.33%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G FA · B EE
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