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#2BF2EF

#2bf2ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2bf2ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 94.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.24% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 179.1°, with 88.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7025

Complementary

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #f22b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #f22b91
  3. #f28c2b

Analogous

  1. #2bf28c
  2. #2bf2ef
  3. #2b91f2

Triadic

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #ef2bf2
  3. #f2ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #2b2ef2
  3. #f22b2e
  4. #f2ef2b

Square

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #8c2bf2
  3. #f22b2e
  4. #91f22b

Monochromatic

  1. #087c7b
  2. #0cc4c2
  3. #2bf2ef
  4. #73f6f4
  5. #bbfbfa

Shades

#2bf2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #27dad7
  3. #22c2bf
  4. #1ea9a7
  5. #1a918f
  6. #167978
  7. #116160
  8. #0d4948
  9. #093030
  10. #041818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bf2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #40f3f1
  3. #55f5f2
  4. #6bf6f4
  5. #80f7f5
  6. #95f9f7
  7. #aafaf9
  8. #bffbfa
  9. #d5fcfc
  10. #eafefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bf2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bf2ef
  2. #34e7e4
  3. #3cdbd9
  4. #45d0ce
  5. #4dc4c3
  6. #56b9b8
  7. #5eaeac
  8. #67a2a1
  9. #6f9796
  10. #788b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afe4e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8d2f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00faf1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ebef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1e0f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f7f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bf2ef {
  color: #2bf2ef;
}
Background
.bg-2bf2ef {
  background-color: #2bf2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bf2ef {
  border: 2px solid #2bf2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bf2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 242 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bf2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bf2ef, #2b91f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bf2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 242 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.87 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.87 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.33 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.79 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.86 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.98 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.59 #d40d10 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Aqua
#2bf2ef  rgb(43, 242, 239)  hsl(179, 88%, 56%)  Aqua
#f22b2e  rgb(242, 43, 46)  hsl(359, 88%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#ef2bf2  rgb(239, 43, 242)  hsl(299, 88%, 56%)  Fuchsia
#f2ef2b  rgb(242, 239, 43)  hsl(59, 88%, 56%)  Titanium Yellow