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#2BCFE5

#2bcfe5 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2bcfe5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 81.18% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.22% cyan, 9.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 187.1°, with 78.15% saturation and 53.33% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.508

Complementary

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #e5412b

Split complementary

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #e52b72
  3. #e59e2b

Analogous

  1. #2be59e
  2. #2bcfe5
  3. #2b72e5

Triadic

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #e52bcf
  3. #cfe52b

Tetradic

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #412be5
  3. #e5412b
  4. #cfe52b

Square

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #9e2be5
  3. #e5412b
  4. #72e52b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5f6a
  2. #159cae
  3. #2bcfe5
  4. #6fdeed
  5. #b3eef6

Shades

#2bcfe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #27bace
  3. #22a6b7
  4. #1e91a0
  5. #1a7c89
  6. #166873
  7. #11535c
  8. #0d3e45
  9. #09292e
  10. #041517
  11. #000000

Tints

#2bcfe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #40d4e8
  3. #55d9ea
  4. #6bdded
  5. #80e2ef
  6. #95e7f2
  7. #aaecf5
  8. #bff1f7
  9. #d5f5fa
  10. #eafafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2bcfe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2bcfe5
  2. #34c7db
  3. #3cbfd1
  4. #45b7c7
  5. #4dafbd
  6. #56a8b3
  7. #5ea0a8
  8. #67989e
  9. #6f9094
  10. #78888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98c4ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc7e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b5e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97cae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84c0e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2bcfe5 {
  color: #2bcfe5;
}
Background
.bg-2bcfe5 {
  background-color: #2bcfe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2bcfe5 {
  border: 2px solid #2bcfe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2bcfe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 207 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 78% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2bcfe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bcfe5, #2b72e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2bcfe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 207 229 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.80 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.88 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.96 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.07 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.00 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.67 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 11.06 #d4301a Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2bcfe5  rgb(43, 207, 229)  hsl(187, 78%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#e5412b  rgb(229, 65, 43)  hsl(7, 78%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#e52bcf  rgb(229, 43, 207)  hsl(307, 78%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#cfe52b  rgb(207, 229, 43)  hsl(67, 78%, 53%)  Pear