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#2CD4E4

#2cd4e4 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2cd4e4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 83.14% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.7% cyan, 7.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 185.22°, with 77.31% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5322

Complementary

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #e43c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #e42c78
  3. #e4982c

Analogous

  1. #2ce498
  2. #2cd4e4
  3. #2c78e4

Triadic

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #e42cd4
  3. #d4e42c

Tetradic

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #3c2ce4
  3. #e43c2c
  4. #d4e42c

Square

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #982ce4
  3. #e43c2c
  4. #78e42c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6169
  2. #16a0ad
  3. #2cd4e4
  4. #70e2ed
  5. #b4f0f5

Shades

#2cd4e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #28bfcd
  3. #23aab6
  4. #1f94a0
  5. #1a7f89
  6. #166a72
  7. #12555b
  8. #0d4044
  9. #092a2e
  10. #041517
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cd4e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #41d8e7
  3. #56dde9
  4. #6be1ec
  5. #80e5ef
  6. #96eaf2
  7. #abeef4
  8. #c0f2f7
  9. #d5f6fa
  10. #eafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cd4e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cd4e4
  2. #34ccda
  3. #3dc3d0
  4. #45bbc6
  5. #4eb2bc
  6. #56aab2
  7. #5ea2a8
  8. #67999e
  9. #6f9194
  10. #78888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc9d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2cbe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b9e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ccfe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89c5e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dadd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cd4e4 {
  color: #2cd4e4;
}
Background
.bg-2cd4e4 {
  background-color: #2cd4e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cd4e4 {
  border: 2px solid #2cd4e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cd4e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 212 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cd4e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd4e4, #2c78e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cd4e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 212 228 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.15 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.10 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.40 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.96 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.19 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.40 #d32b1b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#2cd4e4  rgb(44, 212, 228)  hsl(185, 77%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#e43c2c  rgb(228, 60, 44)  hsl(5, 77%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#e42cd4  rgb(228, 44, 212)  hsl(305, 77%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#d4e42c  rgb(212, 228, 44)  hsl(65, 77%, 53%)  Pear