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#2AE1EC

#2ae1ec ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2ae1ec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 88.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 4.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 183.4°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.604

Complementary

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #ec352a

Split complementary

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #ec2a80
  3. #ec962a

Analogous

  1. #2aec96
  2. #2ae1ec
  3. #2a80ec

Triadic

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #ec2ae1
  3. #e1ec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #352aec
  3. #ec352a
  4. #e1ec2a

Square

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #962aec
  3. #ec352a
  4. #80ec2a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a6d73
  2. #11afb9
  3. #2ae1ec
  4. #70ebf2
  5. #b6f5f9

Shades

#2ae1ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #26cbd4
  3. #22b4bd
  4. #1d9ea5
  5. #19878e
  6. #157176
  7. #115a5e
  8. #0d4447
  9. #082d2f
  10. #041718
  11. #000000

Tints

#2ae1ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #3fe4ee
  3. #55e7f0
  4. #6aeaf2
  5. #7fedf4
  6. #95f0f6
  7. #aaf3f7
  8. #bff6f9
  9. #d4f9fb
  10. #eafcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2ae1ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2ae1ec
  2. #33d7e1
  3. #3bced6
  4. #44c4cc
  5. #4cbac1
  6. #55b1b6
  7. #5ea7ab
  8. #669da0
  9. #6f9396
  10. #778a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d5da ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c4ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6dbed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92d0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e6e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2ae1ec {
  color: #2ae1ec;
}
Background
.bg-2ae1ec {
  background-color: #2ae1ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2ae1ec {
  border: 2px solid #2ae1ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2ae1ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 225 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2ae1ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae1ec, #2a80ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2ae1ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 225 236 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.45 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.53 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.61 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.23 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.43 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.43 #d51e13 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2ae1ec  rgb(42, 225, 236)  hsl(183, 84%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec352a  rgb(236, 53, 42)  hsl(3, 84%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ec2ae1  rgb(236, 42, 225)  hsl(303, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#e1ec2a  rgb(225, 236, 42)  hsl(63, 84%, 55%)  Pear