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#2EFFFF

#2effff ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2effff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 100% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 0.58.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7932

Complementary

  1. #2effff
  2. #ff2e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2effff
  2. #ff2e97
  3. #ff972e

Analogous

  1. #2eff97
  2. #2effff
  3. #2e97ff

Triadic

  1. #2effff
  2. #ff2eff
  3. #ffff2e

Tetradic

  1. #2effff
  2. #2e2eff
  3. #ff2e2e
  4. #ffff2e

Square

  1. #2effff
  2. #972eff
  3. #ff2e2e
  4. #97ff2e

Monochromatic

  1. #009494
  2. #00e1e1
  3. #2effff
  4. #7bffff
  5. #c7ffff

Shades

#2effff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2effff
  2. #29e6e6
  3. #25cccc
  4. #20b3b3
  5. #1c9999
  6. #178080
  7. #126666
  8. #0e4d4d
  9. #093333
  10. #051a1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2effff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2effff
  2. #43ffff
  3. #58ffff
  4. #6dffff
  5. #82ffff
  6. #97ffff
  7. #abffff
  8. #c0ffff
  9. #d5ffff
  10. #eaffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2effff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2effff
  2. #36f2f2
  3. #3ee6e6
  4. #47d9d9
  5. #4fcccc
  6. #57c0c0
  7. #5fb3b3
  8. #67a6a6
  9. #709999
  10. #788d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9f1f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eef2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2deff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bff7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ecff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ffff ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2effff {
  color: #2effff;
}
Background
.bg-2effff {
  background-color: #2effff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2effff {
  border: 2px solid #2effff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2effff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 255 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2effff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2effff, #2e97ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2effff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 255 255 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 0.58 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 0.58 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.07 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.05 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.65 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.38 #d10000 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#2effff  rgb(46, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 59%)  Aqua
#ff2e2e  rgb(255, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 100%, 59%)  Tractor Red
#ff2eff  rgb(255, 46, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 59%)  Fuchsia
#ffff2e  rgb(255, 255, 46)  hsl(60, 100%, 59%)  Daffodil