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#2CDAE0

#2cdae0 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdae0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 85.49% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.36% cyan, 2.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 182°, with 74.38% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5606

Complementary

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #e0322c

Split complementary

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #e02c80
  3. #e08c2c

Analogous

  1. #2ce08c
  2. #2cdae0
  3. #2c80e0

Triadic

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #e02cda
  3. #dae02c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #322ce0
  3. #e0322c
  4. #dae02c

Square

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #8c2ce0
  3. #e0322c
  4. #80e02c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f6164
  2. #19a2a7
  3. #2cdae0
  4. #6fe6ea
  5. #b1f1f4

Shades

#2cdae0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #28c4ca
  3. #23aeb3
  4. #1f999d
  5. #1a8386
  6. #166d70
  7. #12575a
  8. #0d4143
  9. #092c2d
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdae0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #41dee3
  3. #56e1e6
  4. #6be5e9
  5. #80e9ec
  6. #96edf0
  7. #abf0f3
  8. #c0f4f6
  9. #d5f8f9
  10. #eafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdae0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdae0
  2. #34d1d6
  3. #3dc8cd
  4. #45bfc3
  5. #4eb6ba
  6. #56adb0
  7. #5ea4a6
  8. #679b9d
  9. #6f9293
  10. #78898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fced1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cad0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2bee1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2d4e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fcae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdae0 {
  color: #2cdae0;
}
Background
.bg-2cdae0 {
  background-color: #2cdae0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdae0 {
  border: 2px solid #2cdae0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdae0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 218 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdae0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdae0, #2c80e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdae0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 218 224 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.28 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.21 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.35 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.25 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.45 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.01 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.29 #d3251f Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cdae0  rgb(44, 218, 224)  hsl(182, 74%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#e0322c  rgb(224, 50, 44)  hsl(2, 74%, 53%)  Lust
#e02cda  rgb(224, 44, 218)  hsl(302, 74%, 53%)  Fuchsia
#dae02c  rgb(218, 224, 44)  hsl(62, 74%, 53%)  Pear