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#2FB9CE

#2fb9ce ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2fb9ce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 72.55% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.18% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 187.92°, with 62.85% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3976

Complementary

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #ce442f

Split complementary

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #ce2f6a
  3. #ce932f

Analogous

  1. #2fce93
  2. #2fb9ce
  3. #2f6ace

Triadic

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #ce2fb9
  3. #b9ce2f

Tetradic

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #442fce
  3. #ce442f
  4. #b9ce2f

Square

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #932fce
  3. #ce442f
  4. #6ace2f

Monochromatic

  1. #134951
  2. #218190
  3. #2fb9ce
  4. #6ccfdd
  5. #aae3ec

Shades

#2fb9ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #2aa7b9
  3. #2694a5
  4. #218290
  5. #1c6f7c
  6. #185d67
  7. #134a52
  8. #0e383e
  9. #092529
  10. #051315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2fb9ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #44c0d3
  3. #59c7d8
  4. #6dcedd
  5. #82d5e2
  6. #97dce7
  7. #ace3eb
  8. #c1eaf0
  9. #d5f1f5
  10. #eaf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2fb9ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2fb9ce
  2. #37b3c6
  3. #3faebe
  4. #47a8b7
  5. #4fa2af
  6. #589da7
  7. #60979f
  8. #689197
  9. #708b90
  10. #788688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b2cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a2ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b5cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77acce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2fb9ce {
  color: #2fb9ce;
}
Background
.bg-2fb9ce {
  background-color: #2fb9ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2fb9ce {
  border: 2px solid #2fb9ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2fb9ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 185 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2fb9ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fb9ce, #2f6ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2fb9ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 185 206 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.76 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.32 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.64 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.36 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.42 #d04631 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2fb9ce  rgb(47, 185, 206)  hsl(188, 63%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#ce442f  rgb(206, 68, 47)  hsl(8, 63%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#ce2fb9  rgb(206, 47, 185)  hsl(308, 63%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#b9ce2f  rgb(185, 206, 47)  hsl(68, 63%, 50%)  June Bud