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#2CBDD5

#2cbdd5 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cbdd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 74.12% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.34% cyan, 11.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 188.52°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4173

Complementary

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #d5442c

Split complementary

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #d52c68
  3. #d5982c

Analogous

  1. #2cd598
  2. #2cbdd5
  3. #2c68d5

Triadic

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #d52cbd
  3. #bdd52c

Tetradic

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #442cd5
  3. #d5442c
  4. #bdd52c

Square

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #982cd5
  3. #d5442c
  4. #68d52c

Monochromatic

  1. #114d57
  2. #1e8597
  3. #2cbdd5
  4. #6cd1e2
  5. #ace5ee

Shades

#2cbdd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #28aac0
  3. #2397aa
  4. #1f8495
  5. #1a7180
  6. #165f6b
  7. #124c55
  8. #0d3940
  9. #09262b
  10. #041315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cbdd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #41c4d9
  3. #56cadd
  4. #6bd1e2
  5. #80d7e6
  6. #96deea
  7. #abe5ee
  8. #c0ebf2
  9. #d5f2f7
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cbdd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cbdd5
  2. #34b7cd
  3. #3db1c4
  4. #45abbc
  5. #4ea5b3
  6. #569fab
  7. #5e98a2
  8. #67929a
  9. #6f8c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a6d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b9d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b0d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cbdd5 {
  color: #2cbdd5;
}
Background
.bg-2cbdd5 {
  background-color: #2cbdd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cbdd5 {
  border: 2px solid #2cbdd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cbdd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 189 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cbdd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbdd5, #2c68d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cbdd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 189 213 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.90 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.60 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.80 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.42 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.55 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.72 #d3422a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cbdd5  rgb(44, 189, 213)  hsl(189, 67%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#d5442c  rgb(213, 68, 44)  hsl(9, 67%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#d52cbd  rgb(213, 44, 189)  hsl(309, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink
#bdd52c  rgb(189, 213, 44)  hsl(69, 67%, 50%)  Pear