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#2CDCDA

#2cdcda ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdcda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 179.32°, 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5678

Complementary

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #dc2c2e

Split complementary

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #dc2c86
  3. #dc822c

Analogous

  1. #2cdc82
  2. #2cdcda
  3. #2c86dc

Triadic

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #da2cdc
  3. #dcda2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #2c2edc
  3. #dc2c2e
  4. #dcda2c

Square

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #822cdc
  3. #dc2c2e
  4. #86dc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f5e
  2. #1ba19f
  3. #2cdcda
  4. #6ee7e6
  5. #aff2f1

Shades

#2cdcda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #28c6c4
  3. #23b0ae
  4. #1f9a99
  5. #1a8483
  6. #166e6d
  7. #125857
  8. #0d4241
  9. #092c2c
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdcda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #41e0de
  3. #56e3e1
  4. #6be7e5
  5. #80eae9
  6. #96eeed
  7. #abf1f0
  8. #c0f5f4
  9. #d5f8f8
  10. #eafcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdcda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdcda
  2. #34d3d1
  3. #3dcac8
  4. #45c0bf
  5. #4eb7b6
  6. #56aead
  7. #5ea5a4
  8. #679c9b
  9. #6f9292
  10. #788989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cfcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd1da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bfdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d5da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdcda {
  color: #2cdcda;
}
Background
.bg-2cdcda {
  background-color: #2cdcda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdcda {
  border: 2px solid #2cdcda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdcda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 220 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdcda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdcda, #2c86dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdcda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 220 218 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.01 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.77 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.78 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.99 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.71 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.61 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.61 #d32325 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#2cdcda  rgb(44, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc2c2e  rgb(220, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#da2cdc  rgb(218, 44, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#dcda2c  rgb(220, 218, 44)  hsl(59, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion