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#2AEDEF

#2aedef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2aedef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 92.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180.61°, with 86.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6729

Complementary

  1. #2aedef
  2. #ef2c2a

Split complementary

  1. #2aedef
  2. #ef2a8b
  3. #ef8f2a

Analogous

  1. #2aef8f
  2. #2aedef
  3. #2a8bef

Triadic

  1. #2aedef
  2. #ef2aed
  3. #edef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2aedef
  2. #2c2aef
  3. #ef2c2a
  4. #edef2a

Square

  1. #2aedef
  2. #8f2aef
  3. #ef2c2a
  4. #8bef2a

Monochromatic

  1. #097677
  2. #0ebcbe
  3. #2aedef
  4. #71f3f4
  5. #b8f9fa

Shades

#2aedef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2aedef
  2. #26d5d7
  3. #22bebf
  4. #1da6a7
  5. #198e8f
  6. #157778
  7. #115f60
  8. #0d4748
  9. #082f30
  10. #041818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2aedef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2aedef
  2. #3feff1
  3. #55f1f2
  4. #6af2f4
  5. #7ff4f5
  6. #95f6f7
  7. #aaf8f9
  8. #bffafa
  9. #d4fbfc
  10. #eafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2aedef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2aedef
  2. #33e2e4
  3. #3bd7d9
  4. #44ccce
  5. #4cc1c3
  6. #55b7b8
  7. #5eacac
  8. #66a1a1
  9. #6f9696
  10. #778b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ace0e0 ≈ 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 #9cdbf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f2ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2aedef {
  color: #2aedef;
}
Background
.bg-2aedef {
  background-color: #2aedef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2aedef {
  border: 2px solid #2aedef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2aedef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 237 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2aedef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aedef, #2a8bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2aedef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 237 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.84 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.84 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.23 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.38 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.70 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.71 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.90 #d51210 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#2aedef  rgb(42, 237, 239)  hsl(181, 86%, 55%)  Aqua
#ef2c2a  rgb(239, 44, 42)  hsl(1, 86%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ef2aed  rgb(239, 42, 237)  hsl(301, 86%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#edef2a  rgb(237, 239, 42)  hsl(61, 86%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow