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Recognised as Colour

#2FC9DE

  • #2FC9DE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2FC9DE is a cyan with RGB values 47, 201, 222 and HSL 187°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2FC9DE#2FC9DE
HEX#2FC9DE
RGBrgb(47, 201, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.7882, 0.8706
RGB percentages18.4%, 78.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(187.2, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 9.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,131,870
CSS custom property--colour: #2FC9DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#D03621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#00D3CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Turquoise · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE442F
Analogous#2FDE9C, #2F71DE
Triadic#DE2FC9, #C9DE2F
Split complementary#DE2F71, #DE9C2F
Tetradic#9C2FDE, #DE442F, #71DE2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF7FA
Lighter +30%#B3EBF3
Lighter +20%#87E0EC
Lighter +10%#5BD4E5
Darker −10%#1EA9BC
Darker −20%#178290
Darker −30%#105A64
Darker −40%#093238
More saturated +25%#11E0FC
Less saturated −25%#4DB2C0

Channel breakdown

R47
G201
B222
Red47 (18.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue187.2°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G C9 · B DE

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