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#2FAEC5

#2faec5 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2faec5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 68.24% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.14% cyan, 11.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 189.2°, with 61.48% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.18.

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Relative luminance0.3491

Complementary

  1. #2faec5
  2. #c5462f

Split complementary

  1. #2faec5
  2. #c52f63
  3. #c5912f

Analogous

  1. #2fc591
  2. #2faec5
  3. #2f63c5

Triadic

  1. #2faec5
  2. #c52fae
  3. #aec52f

Tetradic

  1. #2faec5
  2. #462fc5
  3. #c5462f
  4. #aec52f

Square

  1. #2faec5
  2. #912fc5
  3. #c5462f
  4. #63c52f

Monochromatic

  1. #124149
  2. #207787
  3. #2faec5
  4. #66c9da
  5. #a4dfe9

Shades

#2faec5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2faec5
  2. #2a9db1
  3. #268b9e
  4. #217a8a
  5. #1c6876
  6. #185763
  7. #13464f
  8. #0e343b
  9. #092327
  10. #051114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2faec5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2faec5
  2. #44b6cb
  3. #59bed1
  4. #6dc6d6
  5. #82cedc
  6. #97d7e2
  7. #acdfe8
  8. #c1e7ee
  9. #d5eff3
  10. #eaf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2faec5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2faec5
  2. #37a9be
  3. #3fa5b7
  4. #47a0b0
  5. #4f9ca9
  6. #5897a3
  7. #60929c
  8. #688e95
  9. #70898e
  10. #788587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da8c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8899c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7faac6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa2c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2faec5 {
  color: #2faec5;
}
Background
.bg-2faec5 {
  background-color: #2faec5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2faec5 {
  border: 2px solid #2faec5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2faec5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 174 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 61% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2faec5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2faec5, #2f63c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2faec5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 174 197 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.18 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.28 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.50 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.77 #d0513a Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#2faec5  rgb(47, 174, 197)  hsl(189, 61%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#c5462f  rgb(197, 70, 47)  hsl(9, 61%, 48%)  Persian Red
#c52fae  rgb(197, 47, 174)  hsl(309, 61%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#aec52f  rgb(174, 197, 47)  hsl(69, 61%, 48%)  Yellow Green