Colour

#2EFFF2

#2EFFF2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#2EFFF2 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 255, 242 and HSL 176°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#2EFFF2#2EFFF2

HEX#2EFFF2

RGBrgb(46, 255, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 1, 0.949

RGB percentages18%, 100%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(176.3, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.3, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 0%, 5.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,080,178

CSS custom property--colour: #2EFFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#D1000D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0F1F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5DDF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 6.9 Cyan · ΔE 6.9 Turquoise · ΔE 11.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 17.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF2E3B

Analogous#2EFF8A, #2EA3FF

Triadic#F22EFF, #FFF22E

Split complementary#FF2EA3, #FF8A2E

Tetradic#8A2EFF, #FF2E3B, #A3FF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFFFF

Lighter +30%#C7FFFC

Lighter +20%#94FFF8

Lighter +10%#61FFF5

Darker −10%#00FAEA

Darker −20%#00C7BB

Darker −30%#00948B

Darker −40%#00615B

More saturated +25%#2EFFF2

Less saturated −25%#48E5DB

Channel breakdown

R46

G255

B242

Red46 (18%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue176.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G FF · B F2

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