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#2CDCDC

#2cdcdc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cdcdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5689

Complementary

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #dc2c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #dc2c84
  3. #dc842c

Analogous

  1. #2cdc84
  2. #2cdcdc
  3. #2c84dc

Triadic

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #dc2cdc
  3. #dcdc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #2c2cdc
  3. #dc2c2c
  4. #dcdc2c

Square

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #842cdc
  3. #dc2c2c
  4. #84dc2c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f5f
  2. #1ba1a1
  3. #2cdcdc
  4. #6ee7e7
  5. #aff2f2

Shades

#2cdcdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #28c6c6
  3. #23b0b0
  4. #1f9a9a
  5. #1a8484
  6. #166e6e
  7. #125858
  8. #0d4242
  9. #092c2c
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cdcdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #41e0e0
  3. #56e3e3
  4. #6be7e7
  5. #80eaea
  6. #96eeee
  7. #abf1f1
  8. #c0f5f5
  9. #d5f8f8
  10. #eafcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cdcdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cdcdc
  2. #34d3d3
  3. #3dcaca
  4. #45c0c0
  5. #4eb7b7
  6. #56aeae
  7. #5ea5a5
  8. #679c9c
  9. #6f9292
  10. #788989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d0d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd1dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5bfdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d5dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cdcdc {
  color: #2cdcdc;
}
Background
.bg-2cdcdc {
  background-color: #2cdcdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cdcdc {
  border: 2px solid #2cdcdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cdcdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 220 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cdcdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cdcdc, #2c84dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cdcdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 220 220 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.27 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.56 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.98 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.29 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.37 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.57 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.57 #d32323 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#2cdcdc  rgb(44, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc2c2c  rgb(220, 44, 44)  hsl(0, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#dc2cdc  rgb(220, 44, 220)  hsl(300, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#dcdc2c  rgb(220, 220, 44)  hsl(60, 72%, 52%)  Pear