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#2CEDEF

#2cedef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2cedef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 92.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.59% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.62°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6734

Complementary

  1. #2cedef
  2. #ef2e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cedef
  2. #ef2c8b
  3. #ef902c

Analogous

  1. #2cef90
  2. #2cedef
  3. #2c8bef

Triadic

  1. #2cedef
  2. #ef2ced
  3. #edef2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cedef
  2. #2e2cef
  3. #ef2e2c
  4. #edef2c

Square

  1. #2cedef
  2. #902cef
  3. #ef2e2c
  4. #8bef2c

Monochromatic

  1. #097879
  2. #0fbec0
  3. #2cedef
  4. #73f3f4
  5. #baf9fa

Shades

#2cedef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cedef
  2. #28d5d7
  3. #23bebf
  4. #1fa6a7
  5. #1a8e8f
  6. #167778
  7. #125f60
  8. #0d4748
  9. #092f30
  10. #041818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cedef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cedef
  2. #41eff1
  3. #56f1f2
  4. #6bf2f4
  5. #80f4f5
  6. #96f6f7
  7. #abf8f9
  8. #c0fafa
  9. #d5fbfc
  10. #eafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cedef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cedef
  2. #34e2e4
  3. #3dd7d9
  4. #45ccce
  5. #4ec1c3
  6. #56b7b8
  7. #5eacac
  8. #67a1a1
  9. #6f9696
  10. #788b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ace0e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dce1ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2cef0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f5ed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1e6ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ddbf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cedef {
  color: #2cedef;
}
Background
.bg-2cedef {
  background-color: #2cedef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cedef {
  border: 2px solid #2cedef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cedef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 237 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cedef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cedef, #2c8bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cedef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 237 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.85 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.85 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.25 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.34 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.71 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.72 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.90 #d31210 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#2cedef  rgb(44, 237, 239)  hsl(181, 86%, 55%)  Aqua
#ef2e2c  rgb(239, 46, 44)  hsl(1, 86%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ef2ced  rgb(239, 44, 237)  hsl(301, 86%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#edef2c  rgb(237, 239, 44)  hsl(61, 86%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow