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#2CDAE5

#2cdae5 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdae5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.79% cyan, 4.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 183.57°, with 78.06% saturation and 53.53% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 4.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5634

Complementary

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #e5372c

Split complementary

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #e52c7d
  3. #e5942c

Analogous

  1. #2ce594
  2. #2cdae5
  3. #2c7de5

Triadic

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #e52cda
  3. #dae52c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #372ce5
  3. #e5372c
  4. #dae52c

Square

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #942ce5
  3. #e5372c
  4. #7de52c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d656b
  2. #16a6af
  3. #2cdae5
  4. #70e6ed
  5. #b4f2f6

Shades

#2cdae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #28c4ce
  3. #23aeb7
  4. #1f99a0
  5. #1a8389
  6. #166d73
  7. #12575c
  8. #0d4145
  9. #092c2e
  10. #041617
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #41dee8
  3. #56e1ea
  4. #6be5ed
  5. #80e9ef
  6. #96edf2
  7. #abf0f5
  8. #c0f4f7
  9. #d5f8fa
  10. #eafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdae5
  2. #34d1db
  3. #3dc8d1
  4. #45bfc7
  5. #4eb6bd
  6. #56adb3
  7. #5ea4a8
  8. #679b9e
  9. #6f9294
  10. #78898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fced3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d0e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0bee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1d4e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ecae5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfe0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdae5 {
  color: #2cdae5;
}
Background
.bg-2cdae5 {
  background-color: #2cdae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdae5 {
  border: 2px solid #2cdae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 218 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 78% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdae5, #2c7de5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 218 229 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.24 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.34 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.80 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.78 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.92 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.88 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 8.88 #d3251a Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cdae5  rgb(44, 218, 229)  hsl(184, 78%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#e5372c  rgb(229, 55, 44)  hsl(4, 78%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#e52cda  rgb(229, 44, 218)  hsl(304, 78%, 54%)  Fuchsia
#dae52c  rgb(218, 229, 44)  hsl(64, 78%, 54%)  Pear