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#2BBBCD

#2bbbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.02% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 186.67°, with 65.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4046

Complementary

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #cd3d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #cd2b6a
  3. #cd8e2b

Analogous

  1. #2bcd8e
  2. #2bbbcd
  3. #2b6acd

Triadic

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #cd2bbb
  3. #bbcd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #3d2bcd
  3. #cd3d2b
  4. #bbcd2b

Square

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #8e2bcd
  3. #cd3d2b
  4. #6acd2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10484f
  2. #1e818e
  3. #2bbbcd
  4. #66d1df
  5. #a5e4ec

Shades

#2bbbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #27a8b9
  3. #2296a4
  4. #1e8390
  5. #1a707b
  6. #165e67
  7. #114b52
  8. #0d383e
  9. #092529
  10. #041315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #40c2d2
  3. #55c9d7
  4. #6bcfdc
  5. #80d6e1
  6. #95dde6
  7. #aae4eb
  8. #bfebf0
  9. #d5f1f5
  10. #eaf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbcd
  2. #34b5c5
  3. #3cafbe
  4. #45a9b6
  5. #4da3ae
  6. #569ea7
  7. #5e989f
  8. #679297
  9. #6f8c8f
  10. #788688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a4cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78aecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbcd {
  color: #2bbbcd;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbcd {
  background-color: #2bbbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbcd {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbcd, #2b6acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.52 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.06 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.50 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.80 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.03 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.44 #d44432 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bbbcd  rgb(43, 187, 205)  hsl(187, 65%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd3d2b  rgb(205, 61, 43)  hsl(7, 65%, 49%)  Persian Red
#cd2bbb  rgb(205, 43, 187)  hsl(307, 65%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd2b  rgb(187, 205, 43)  hsl(67, 65%, 49%)  June Bud