#2addee

Color #2addee

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#2addee

RGB

rgb(42, 221, 238)

HSL

hsl(185.2, 85.2%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.2, 82.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(80.95, -36.32, -20.49)

LCH

lch(80.95, 41.7, 209.43)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.134, 205.17)

HWB

hwb(185.2, 16.5%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ee3b2a

Analogous

#2aee9d

#2addee

#2a7bee

Triadic

#2addee

#ee2add

#ddee2a

Split-complementary

#2addee

#ee2a7b

#ee9d2a

Tetradic

#2addee

#3b2aee

#ee3b2a

#ddee2a

Square

#2addee

#9d2aee

#ee3b2a

#7bee2a

Shades

Color #2addee mixed toward black.

#11c7d8

#0e9fad

#0a7782

#075056

#03282b

Tints

Color #2addee mixed toward white.

#4ee3f1

#71e8f4

#95eef6

#b8f4f9

#dcf9fc

Tones

Color #2addee mixed toward gray.

#3acfde

#4bc2cd

#5bb4bd

#6ba7ad

#7c999c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cea · ΔE 32.6

Deuteranopia

#9285e9 · ΔE 37.4

Tritanopia

#44e7e6 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2addee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2addee]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#2addee (#2addee) is rgb(42, 221, 238) in RGB.

No, #2addee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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