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#2BBBCB

#2bbbcb ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bbbcb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 73.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.82% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 186°, with 65.04% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4037

Complementary

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #cb3b2b

Split complementary

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #cb2b6b
  3. #cb8b2b

Analogous

  1. #2bcb8b
  2. #2bbbcb
  3. #2b6bcb

Triadic

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #cb2bbb
  3. #bbcb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #3b2bcb
  3. #cb3b2b
  4. #bbcb2b

Square

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #8b2bcb
  3. #cb3b2b
  4. #6bcb2b

Monochromatic

  1. #10474d
  2. #1e818c
  3. #2bbbcb
  4. #64d2de
  5. #a3e4ec

Shades

#2bbbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #27a8b7
  3. #2296a2
  4. #1e838e
  5. #1a707a
  6. #165e66
  7. #114b51
  8. #0d383d
  9. #092529
  10. #041314
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bbbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #40c2d0
  3. #55c9d5
  4. #6bcfdb
  5. #80d6e0
  6. #95dde5
  7. #aae4ea
  8. #bfebef
  9. #d5f1f5
  10. #eaf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bbbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bbbcb
  2. #34b5c4
  3. #3cafbc
  4. #45a9b5
  5. #4da3ad
  6. #569ea6
  7. #5e989e
  8. #679297
  9. #6f8c8f
  10. #788688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab3cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a4cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79adcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bbbcb {
  color: #2bbbcb;
}
Background
.bg-2bbbcb {
  background-color: #2bbbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bbbcb {
  border: 2px solid #2bbbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bbbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 187 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bbbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbbcb, #2b6bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bbbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 187 203 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.47 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.84 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.95 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.25 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.35 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.21 #d44434 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bbbcb  rgb(43, 187, 203)  hsl(186, 65%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#cb3b2b  rgb(203, 59, 43)  hsl(6, 65%, 48%)  Persian Red
#cb2bbb  rgb(203, 43, 187)  hsl(306, 65%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcb2b  rgb(187, 203, 43)  hsl(66, 65%, 48%)  June Bud