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#2CD5E2

#2cd5e2 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cd5e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 83.53% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.53% cyan, 5.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 184.29°, with 75.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5361

Complementary

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #e2392c

Split complementary

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #e22c7a
  3. #e2942c

Analogous

  1. #2ce294
  2. #2cd5e2
  3. #2c7ae2

Triadic

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #e22cd5
  3. #d5e22c

Tetradic

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #392ce2
  3. #e2392c
  4. #d5e22c

Square

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #942ce2
  3. #e2392c
  4. #7ae22c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6167
  2. #17a0aa
  3. #2cd5e2
  4. #6fe2eb
  5. #b3f0f4

Shades

#2cd5e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #28c0cb
  3. #23aab5
  4. #1f959e
  5. #1a8088
  6. #166b71
  7. #12555a
  8. #0d4044
  9. #092b2d
  10. #041517
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cd5e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #41d9e5
  3. #56dde8
  4. #6be2eb
  5. #80e6ee
  6. #96eaf1
  7. #abeef3
  8. #c0f2f6
  9. #d5f7f9
  10. #eafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cd5e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cd5e2
  2. #34cdd8
  3. #3dc4ce
  4. #45bcc5
  5. #4eb3bb
  6. #56abb1
  7. #5ea2a7
  8. #679a9d
  9. #6f9194
  10. #78898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ccacf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3cce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abbae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ded9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dcfe3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ac5e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cd5e2 {
  color: #2cd5e2;
}
Background
.bg-2cd5e2 {
  background-color: #2cd5e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cd5e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2cd5e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cd5e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 213 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cd5e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd5e2, #2c7ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cd5e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 213 226 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.15 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.30 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.15 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.94 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.62 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #d32a1d Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cd5e2  rgb(44, 213, 226)  hsl(184, 76%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#e2392c  rgb(226, 57, 44)  hsl(4, 76%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#e22cd5  rgb(226, 44, 213)  hsl(304, 76%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#d5e22c  rgb(213, 226, 44)  hsl(64, 76%, 53%)  Pear