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#2BCBDA

#2bcbda ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bcbda is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 79.61% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.28% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 185.14°, with 70.28% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4829

Complementary

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #da3a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #da2b74
  3. #da912b

Analogous

  1. #2bda91
  2. #2bcbda
  3. #2b74da

Triadic

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #da2bcb
  3. #cbda2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #3a2bda
  3. #da3a2b
  4. #cbda2b

Square

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #912bda
  3. #da3a2b
  4. #74da2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10555c
  2. #1b929d
  3. #2bcbda
  4. #6cdbe5
  5. #adebf1

Shades

#2bcbda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #27b7c4
  3. #22a2ae
  4. #1e8e99
  5. #1a7a83
  6. #16666d
  7. #115157
  8. #0d3d41
  9. #09292c
  10. #041416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bcbda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #40d0de
  3. #55d5e1
  4. #6bdbe5
  5. #80e0e9
  6. #95e5ed
  7. #aaeaf0
  8. #bfeff4
  9. #d5f5f8
  10. #eafafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bcbda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bcbda
  2. #34c4d1
  3. #3cbcc8
  4. #45b5bf
  5. #4dadb6
  6. #56a6ad
  7. #5e9ea4
  8. #67979b
  9. #6f8f92
  10. #788889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c0c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac2db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b1da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c6db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83bcda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bcbda {
  color: #2bcbda;
}
Background
.bg-2bcbda {
  background-color: #2bcbda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bcbda {
  border: 2px solid #2bcbda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bcbda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 203 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bcbda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bcbda, #2b74da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bcbda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 203 218 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.57 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.56 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.98 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.68 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.46 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.56 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.81 #d43425 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bcbda  rgb(43, 203, 218)  hsl(185, 70%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#da3a2b  rgb(218, 58, 43)  hsl(5, 70%, 51%)  Lust
#da2bcb  rgb(218, 43, 203)  hsl(305, 70%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#cbda2b  rgb(203, 218, 43)  hsl(65, 70%, 51%)  Pear