Recognised as Colour
#2FDAE2
- #2FDAE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#2FDAE2 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 218, 226 and HSL 183°, 76%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#2FDAE2#2FDAE2
HEX#2FDAE2
RGBrgb(47, 218, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.8549, 0.8863
RGB percentages18.4%, 85.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(182.7, 75.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 79.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK79.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,136,226
CSS custom property--colour: #2FDAE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#D0251D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E2372F
Analogous#2FE290, #2F81E2
Triadic#E22FDA, #DAE22F
Split complementary#E22F81, #E2902F
Tetradic#902FE2, #E2372F, #81E22F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G218
B226
Red47 (18.4%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue182.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G DA · B E2
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