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#2BBCD5

#2bbcd5 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbcd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.81% cyan, 11.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 188.82°, with 66.93% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 9.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4128

Complementary

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #d5442b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #d52b67
  3. #d5992b

Analogous

  1. #2bd599
  2. #2bbcd5
  3. #2b67d5

Triadic

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #d52bbc
  3. #bcd52b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #442bd5
  3. #d5442b
  4. #bcd52b

Square

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #992bd5
  3. #d5442b
  4. #67d52b

Monochromatic

  1. #114c56
  2. #1e8496
  3. #2bbcd5
  4. #6bd0e2
  5. #abe4ee

Shades

#2bbcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #27a9c0
  3. #2296aa
  4. #1e8495
  5. #1a7180
  6. #165e6b
  7. #114b55
  8. #0d3840
  9. #09262b
  10. #041315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #40c3d9
  3. #55c9dd
  4. #6bd0e2
  5. #80d7e6
  6. #95deea
  7. #aae4ee
  8. #bfebf2
  9. #d5f2f7
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbcd5
  2. #34b6cd
  3. #3cb0c4
  4. #45aabc
  5. #4da4b3
  6. #569eab
  7. #5e98a2
  8. #67929a
  9. #6f8c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b5d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a5d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b8d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77afd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbcd5 {
  color: #2bbcd5;
}
Background
.bg-2bbcd5 {
  background-color: #2bbcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #2bbcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 188 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcd5, #2b67d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 188 213 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.31 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.53 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.01 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.37 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.59 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.81 #d4432a Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bbcd5  rgb(43, 188, 213)  hsl(189, 67%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#d5442b  rgb(213, 68, 43)  hsl(9, 67%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d52bbc  rgb(213, 43, 188)  hsl(309, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd52b  rgb(188, 213, 43)  hsl(69, 67%, 50%)  Pear