All About Color #2CB9CE

#2CB9CE

About #2CB9CE

#2CB9CE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2CB9CE. In RGB it is red 44, green 185, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 65%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 79%, 10%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.35:1 on white and 8.94:1 on black.

#2CB9CE Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, B9, CE
CMYK78.64%, 10.19%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal44, 185, 206
HSL188°, 65%, 49%
RGB Octal54, 271, 316
HSV (HSB)187.78°, 78.64%, 80.78%
RGB Binary101100, 10111001, 11001110
CIE-L*AB69.25, -28.81, -20.99
RGB Percent17.25%, 72.55%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH69.25, 35.64, 216.07
XYZ29.53, 39.69, 64.50
CIE-L*UV69.25, -48.16, -28.66
xyY0.22, 0.30, 39.69
Hunter-Lab63.00, -26.59, -16.60
RYB17.25%, 46.82%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2CB9CE on a dark background: contrast 8.94:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2CB9CE on a light background: contrast 2.35:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2CB9CE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2CB9CE · #74D3E2 · #1C7582 · #CE412C · #E28374

Analogous palette

#2CCE41 · #2CCE93 · #2CB9CE · #2C67CE · #412CCE

Triadic palette

#2CB9CE · #CE2CB9 · #B9CE2C · #74D3E2 · #E274D3

Tetradic palette

#2CB9CE · #932CCE · #CE412C · #67CE2C · #1C7582

Monochromatic palette

#114850 · #1E808F · #2CB9CE · #68CFDF · #A7E3EC

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