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#2BBCD3

#2bbcd3 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbcd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.73% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.62% cyan, 10.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 188.21°, with 66.14% saturation and 49.8% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4118

Complementary

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #d3422b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #d32b68
  3. #d3962b

Analogous

  1. #2bd396
  2. #2bbcd3
  3. #2b68d3

Triadic

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #d32bbc
  3. #bcd32b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #422bd3
  3. #d3422b
  4. #bcd32b

Square

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #962bd3
  3. #d3422b
  4. #68d32b

Monochromatic

  1. #114b54
  2. #1e8393
  3. #2bbcd3
  4. #6ad0e1
  5. #a9e4ee

Shades

#2bbcd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #27a9be
  3. #2296a9
  4. #1e8494
  5. #1a717f
  6. #165e6a
  7. #114b54
  8. #0d383f
  9. #09262a
  10. #041315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbcd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #40c3d7
  3. #55c9dc
  4. #6bd0e0
  5. #80d7e5
  6. #95dee9
  7. #aae4ed
  8. #bfebf2
  9. #d5f2f6
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbcd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbcd3
  2. #34b6cb
  3. #3cb0c2
  4. #45aaba
  5. #4da4b2
  6. #569eaa
  7. #5e98a1
  8. #679299
  9. #6f8c91
  10. #788688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab5d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a5d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b8d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77afd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbcd3 {
  color: #2bbcd3;
}
Background
.bg-2bbcd3 {
  background-color: #2bbcd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbcd3 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbcd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbcd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 188 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbcd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcd3, #2b68d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbcd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 188 211 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.74 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.41 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.76 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.17 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.36 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.77 #d4432c Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bbcd3  rgb(43, 188, 211)  hsl(188, 66%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#d3422b  rgb(211, 66, 43)  hsl(8, 66%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d32bbc  rgb(211, 43, 188)  hsl(308, 66%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd32b  rgb(188, 211, 43)  hsl(68, 66%, 50%)  Pear