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#2BC5DC

#2bc5dc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bc5dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 77.25% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.45% cyan, 10.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 187.8°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4561

Complementary

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #dc422b

Split complementary

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #dc2b6c
  3. #dc9b2b

Analogous

  1. #2bdc9b
  2. #2bc5dc
  3. #2b6cdc

Triadic

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #dc2bc5
  3. #c5dc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #422bdc
  3. #dc422b
  4. #c5dc2b

Square

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #9b2bdc
  3. #dc422b
  4. #6cdc2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10545e
  2. #1a8fa0
  3. #2bc5dc
  4. #6dd7e7
  5. #aee9f2

Shades

#2bc5dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #27b1c6
  3. #229eb0
  4. #1e8a9a
  5. #1a7684
  6. #16636e
  7. #114f58
  8. #0d3b42
  9. #09272c
  10. #041416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bc5dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #40cbe0
  3. #55d1e3
  4. #6bd6e7
  5. #80dcea
  6. #95e2ee
  7. #aae8f1
  8. #bfeef5
  9. #d5f3f8
  10. #eaf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bc5dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bc5dc
  2. #34bed3
  3. #3cb7ca
  4. #45b0c0
  5. #4da9b7
  6. #56a3ae
  7. #5e9ca5
  8. #67959c
  9. #6f8e92
  10. #788789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91bbc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9baddc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fc1dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7db7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bc5dc {
  color: #2bc5dc;
}
Background
.bg-2bc5dc {
  background-color: #2bc5dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bc5dc {
  border: 2px solid #2bc5dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bc5dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 197 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bc5dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc5dc, #2b6cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bc5dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 197 220 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.62 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.50 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.62 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.85 #d43a23 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bc5dc  rgb(43, 197, 220)  hsl(188, 72%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#dc422b  rgb(220, 66, 43)  hsl(8, 72%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#dc2bc5  rgb(220, 43, 197)  hsl(308, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#c5dc2b  rgb(197, 220, 43)  hsl(68, 72%, 52%)  Pear