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#2AE0DC

#2ae0dc ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2ae0dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 87.84% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.79% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 178.68°, with 74.59% saturation and 52.16% 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5897

Complementary

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #e02a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #e02a89
  3. #e0812a

Analogous

  1. #2ae081
  2. #2ae0dc
  3. #2a89e0

Triadic

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #dc2ae0
  3. #e0dc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #2a2ee0
  3. #e02a2e
  4. #e0dc2a

Square

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #812ae0
  3. #e02a2e
  4. #89e02a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6361
  2. #18a5a2
  3. #2ae0dc
  4. #6deae7
  5. #b0f3f2

Shades

#2ae0dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #26cac6
  3. #22b3b0
  4. #1d9d9a
  5. #198684
  6. #15706e
  7. #115a58
  8. #0d4342
  9. #082d2c
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ae0dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #3fe3e0
  3. #55e6e3
  4. #6ae9e7
  5. #7fecea
  6. #95f0ee
  7. #aaf3f1
  8. #bff6f5
  9. #d4f9f8
  10. #eafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ae0dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ae0dc
  2. #33d6d3
  3. #3bcdca
  4. #44c3c0
  5. #4cbab7
  6. #55b0ae
  7. #5ea6a5
  8. #669d9c
  9. #6f9392
  10. #778a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d4dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c2dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e7de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9d9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95cfdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ae0dc {
  color: #2ae0dc;
}
Background
.bg-2ae0dc {
  background-color: #2ae0dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ae0dc {
  border: 2px solid #2ae0dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ae0dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 224 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 75% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ae0dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae0dc, #2a89e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ae0dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 224 220 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.68 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.74 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.99 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.97 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 6.80 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 6.80 #d51f23 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#2ae0dc  rgb(42, 224, 220)  hsl(179, 75%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#e02a2e  rgb(224, 42, 46)  hsl(359, 75%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#dc2ae0  rgb(220, 42, 224)  hsl(299, 75%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#e0dc2a  rgb(224, 220, 42)  hsl(59, 75%, 52%)  Dandelion