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#2CDCD4

#2cdcd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdcd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.27°, 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5648

Complementary

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #dc2c34

Split complementary

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #dc2c8c
  3. #dc7c2c

Analogous

  1. #2cdc7c
  2. #2cdcd4
  3. #2c8cdc

Triadic

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #d42cdc
  3. #dcd42c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #2c34dc
  3. #dc2c34
  4. #dcd42c

Square

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #7c2cdc
  3. #dc2c34
  4. #8cdc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f5c
  2. #1ba19b
  3. #2cdcd4
  4. #6ee7e1
  5. #aff2ef

Shades

#2cdcd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #28c6bf
  3. #23b0aa
  4. #1f9a94
  5. #1a847f
  6. #166e6a
  7. #125855
  8. #0d4240
  9. #092c2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdcd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #41e0d8
  3. #56e3dd
  4. #6be7e1
  5. #80eae5
  6. #96eeea
  7. #abf1ee
  8. #c0f5f2
  9. #d5f8f6
  10. #eafcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdcd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdcd4
  2. #34d3cc
  3. #3dcac3
  4. #45c0bb
  5. #4eb7b2
  6. #56aeaa
  7. #5ea5a2
  8. #679c99
  9. #6f9291
  10. #788988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bfd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d5d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94cbd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdcd4 {
  color: #2cdcd4;
}
Background
.bg-2cdcd4 {
  background-color: #2cdcd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdcd4 {
  border: 2px solid #2cdcd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdcd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 220 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdcd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdcd4, #2c8cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdcd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 220 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.80 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.05 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.65 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.83 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.08 #d3232b Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#2cdcd4  rgb(44, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#dc2c34  rgb(220, 44, 52)  hsl(357, 72%, 52%)  Persian Red
#d42cdc  rgb(212, 44, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd42c  rgb(220, 212, 44)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine