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#2BDDEF

#2bddef ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bddef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 86.67% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 7.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 185.51°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.42.

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Relative luminance0.5846

Complementary

  1. #2bddef
  2. #ef3d2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bddef
  2. #ef2b7b
  3. #ef9f2b

Analogous

  1. #2bef9f
  2. #2bddef
  3. #2b7bef

Triadic

  1. #2bddef
  2. #ef2bdd
  3. #ddef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bddef
  2. #3d2bef
  3. #ef3d2b
  4. #ddef2b

Square

  1. #2bddef
  2. #9f2bef
  3. #ef3d2b
  4. #7bef2b

Monochromatic

  1. #096e78
  2. #0eafbf
  3. #2bddef
  4. #72e8f4
  5. #b9f4fa

Shades

#2bddef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bddef
  2. #27c7d7
  3. #22b1bf
  4. #1e9ba7
  5. #1a858f
  6. #166f78
  7. #115860
  8. #0d4248
  9. #092c30
  10. #041618
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bddef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bddef
  2. #40e0f1
  3. #55e4f2
  4. #6be7f4
  5. #80ebf5
  6. #95eef7
  7. #aaf1f9
  8. #bff5fa
  9. #d5f8fc
  10. #eafcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bddef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bddef
  2. #34d4e4
  3. #3ccad9
  4. #45c1ce
  5. #4db8c3
  6. #56afb8
  7. #5ea5ac
  8. #679ca1
  9. #6f9396
  10. #78898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d1d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0c1ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e7e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2d8f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ecdef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bddef {
  color: #2bddef;
}
Background
.bg-2bddef {
  background-color: #2bddef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bddef {
  border: 2px solid #2bddef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bddef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 221 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bddef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bddef, #2b7bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bddef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 221 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.42 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.57 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.79 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.12 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.54 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 9.54 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.74 #d42210 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bddef  rgb(43, 221, 239)  hsl(186, 86%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#ef3d2b  rgb(239, 61, 43)  hsl(6, 86%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ef2bdd  rgb(239, 43, 221)  hsl(306, 86%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#ddef2b  rgb(221, 239, 43)  hsl(66, 86%, 55%)  Pear