Recognised as Colour

#2FDEF6

#2FDEF6
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2FDEF6 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 222, 246 and HSL 187°, 92%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2FDEF6#2FDEF6

HEX#2FDEF6

RGBrgb(47, 222, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.8706, 0.9647

RGB percentages18.4%, 87.1%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(187.2, 91.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 80.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK80.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,137,270

CSS custom property--colour: #2FDEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#D02109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D6F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFC3F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00E9E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Sky blue · ΔE 19.4 Aqua · ΔE 19.6 Cyan · ΔE 19.6 Turquoise · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F6472F

Analogous#2FF6AA, #2F7BF6

Triadic#F62FDE, #DEF62F

Split complementary#F62F7B, #F6AA2F

Tetradic#AA2FF6, #F6472F, #7BF62F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FDFE

Lighter +30%#C2F5FC

Lighter +20%#91EEFA

Lighter +10%#60E6F8

Darker −10%#0ACDE8

Darker −20%#08A2B7

Darker −30%#067786

Darker −40%#044B55

More saturated +25%#26E5FF

Less saturated −25%#4AC9DB

Channel breakdown

R47

G222

B246

Red47 (18.4%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue187.24°

Saturation (HSL)91.71%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G DE · B F6

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