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#2CD8EA

#2cd8ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cd8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 84.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 185.68°, with 81.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.5559

Complementary

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #ea3e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #ea2c79
  3. #ea9d2c

Analogous

  1. #2cea9d
  2. #2cd8ea
  3. #2c79ea

Triadic

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #ea2cd8
  3. #d8ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #3e2cea
  3. #ea3e2c
  4. #d8ea2c

Square

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #9d2cea
  3. #ea3e2c
  4. #79ea2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6872
  2. #12a8b7
  3. #2cd8ea
  4. #72e5f1
  5. #b7f2f8

Shades

#2cd8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #28c2d3
  3. #23adbb
  4. #1f97a4
  5. #1a828c
  6. #166c75
  7. #12565e
  8. #0d4146
  9. #092b2f
  10. #041617
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cd8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #41dcec
  3. #56e0ee
  4. #6be4f0
  5. #80e8f2
  6. #96ecf5
  7. #abeff7
  8. #c0f3f9
  9. #d5f7fb
  10. #eafbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cd8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cd8ea
  2. #34cfdf
  3. #3dc6d5
  4. #45beca
  5. #4eb5c0
  6. #56acb5
  7. #5ea3aa
  8. #679aa0
  9. #6f9295
  10. #78898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecdd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cfeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acbdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fd3eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bc8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dee2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cd8ea {
  color: #2cd8ea;
}
Background
.bg-2cd8ea {
  background-color: #2cd8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cd8ea {
  border: 2px solid #2cd8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cd8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 216 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cd8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd8ea, #2c79ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cd8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 216 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.07 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.85 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.75 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.14 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 10.15 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 10.50 #d32715 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cd8ea  rgb(44, 216, 234)  hsl(186, 82%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea3e2c  rgb(234, 62, 44)  hsl(6, 82%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ea2cd8  rgb(234, 44, 216)  hsl(306, 82%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#d8ea2c  rgb(216, 234, 44)  hsl(66, 82%, 55%)  Pear