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#2AEDEE

#2aedee ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2aedee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 92.94% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 180.31°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6723

Complementary

  1. #2aedee
  2. #ee2b2a

Split complementary

  1. #2aedee
  2. #ee2a8b
  3. #ee8d2a

Analogous

  1. #2aee8d
  2. #2aedee
  3. #2a8bee

Triadic

  1. #2aedee
  2. #ee2aed
  3. #edee2a

Tetradic

  1. #2aedee
  2. #2b2aee
  3. #ee2b2a
  4. #edee2a

Square

  1. #2aedee
  2. #8d2aee
  3. #ee2b2a
  4. #8bee2a

Monochromatic

  1. #097576
  2. #0fbcbc
  3. #2aedee
  4. #71f3f4
  5. #b8f9f9

Shades

#2aedee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aedee
  2. #26d5d6
  3. #22bebe
  4. #1da6a7
  5. #198e8f
  6. #157777
  7. #115f5f
  8. #0d4747
  9. #082f30
  10. #041818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aedee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aedee
  2. #3feff0
  3. #55f1f1
  4. #6af2f3
  5. #7ff4f5
  6. #95f6f7
  7. #aaf8f8
  8. #bffafa
  9. #d4fbfc
  10. #eafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aedee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aedee
  2. #33e2e3
  3. #3bd7d8
  4. #44cccd
  5. #4cc1c2
  6. #55b7b7
  7. #5eacac
  8. #66a1a1
  9. #6f9696
  10. #778b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ace0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde1ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ceef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f5ed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1e6ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cdbef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aedee {
  color: #2aedee;
}
Background
.bg-2aedee {
  background-color: #2aedee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aedee {
  border: 2px solid #2aedee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aedee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 237 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aedee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aedee, #2a8bee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aedee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 237 238 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.80 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.80 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.92 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.53 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.41 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.44 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.80 #d51211 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#2aedee  rgb(42, 237, 238)  hsl(180, 85%, 55%)  Aqua
#ee2b2a  rgb(238, 43, 42)  hsl(0, 85%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ee2aed  rgb(238, 42, 237)  hsl(300, 85%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#edee2a  rgb(237, 238, 42)  hsl(60, 85%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow