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#2CDCD2

#2cdcd2 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdcd2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 86.27% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 176.59°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5638

Complementary

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #dc2c36

Split complementary

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #dc2c8e
  3. #dc7a2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdc7a
  2. #2cdcd2
  3. #2c8edc

Triadic

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #d22cdc
  3. #dcd22c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #2c36dc
  3. #dc2c36
  4. #dcd22c

Square

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #7a2cdc
  3. #dc2c36
  4. #8edc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f5b
  2. #1ba199
  3. #2cdcd2
  4. #6ee7e0
  5. #aff2ee

Shades

#2cdcd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #28c6bd
  3. #23b0a8
  4. #1f9a93
  5. #1a847e
  6. #166e69
  7. #125854
  8. #0d423f
  9. #092c2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdcd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #41e0d7
  3. #56e3db
  4. #6be7e0
  5. #80eae4
  6. #96eee9
  7. #abf1ed
  8. #c0f5f2
  9. #d5f8f6
  10. #eafcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdcd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdcd2
  2. #34d3ca
  3. #3dcac2
  4. #45c0b9
  5. #4eb7b1
  6. #56aea9
  7. #5ea5a1
  8. #679c99
  9. #6f9290
  10. #788988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bfd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7d5d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94cbd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdcd2 {
  color: #2cdcd2;
}
Background
.bg-2cdcd2 {
  background-color: #2cdcd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdcd2 {
  border: 2px solid #2cdcd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdcd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 220 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdcd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdcd2, #2c8edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdcd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 220 210 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.22 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.76 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.33 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.03 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.42 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.69 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.34 #d3232d Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#2cdcd2  rgb(44, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#dc2c36  rgb(220, 44, 54)  hsl(357, 72%, 52%)  Persian Red
#d22cdc  rgb(210, 44, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd22c  rgb(220, 210, 44)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine