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#2ADCD9

#2adcd9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2adcd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 86.27% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.99°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5669

Complementary

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #dc2a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #dc2a86
  3. #dc802a

Analogous

  1. #2adc80
  2. #2adcd9
  3. #2a86dc

Triadic

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #d92adc
  3. #dcd92a

Tetradic

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #2a2ddc
  3. #dc2a2d
  4. #dcd92a

Square

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #802adc
  3. #dc2a2d
  4. #86dc2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5e5c
  2. #1a9f9d
  3. #2adcd9
  4. #6ce7e5
  5. #adf2f0

Shades

#2adcd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #26c6c3
  3. #22b0ae
  4. #1d9a98
  5. #198482
  6. #156e6d
  7. #115857
  8. #0d4241
  9. #082c2b
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2adcd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #3fe0dd
  3. #55e3e1
  4. #6ae7e4
  5. #7feae8
  6. #95eeec
  7. #aaf1f0
  8. #bff5f4
  9. #d4f8f7
  10. #eafcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2adcd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2adcd9
  2. #33d3d0
  3. #3bcac7
  4. #44c0be
  5. #4cb7b5
  6. #55aead
  7. #5ea5a4
  8. #669c9b
  9. #6f9292
  10. #778989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ced1d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2adcd9 {
  color: #2adcd9;
}
Background
.bg-2adcd9 {
  background-color: #2adcd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2adcd9 {
  border: 2px solid #2adcd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2adcd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 220 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2adcd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adcd9, #2a86dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2adcd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 220 217 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.94 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.54 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.90 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.02 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.38 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.65 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.65 #d52326 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#2adcd9  rgb(42, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 72%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc2a2d  rgb(220, 42, 45)  hsl(359, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#d92adc  rgb(217, 42, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd92a  rgb(220, 217, 42)  hsl(59, 72%, 51%)  Dandelion