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#2fd9dc color: Fish Boy

#2fd9dc is rgb(47, 217, 220) in RGB and oklch(80.644% 0.12936 196.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

80.6%
0.129
197°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #2fd9dc

#2fd9dc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 197°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fish Boy (#11dddd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #2fd9dc mixed with white

  1. 2fd9dc
  2. 55dde0
  3. 70e1e3
  4. 86e5e7
  5. 9ae9ea
  6. acedee
  7. bef1f1
  8. cff4f5
  9. dff8f8
  10. effcfc

Darker: #2fd9dc mixed with black

  1. 2fd9dc
  2. 27bcbf
  3. 20a1a3
  4. 198688
  5. 126c6e
  6. 0c5354
  7. 063b3c
  8. 032526
  9. 011111
  10. 000202

Calmer: #2fd9dc with less saturation

  1. 2fd9dc
  2. 4ed7d9
  3. 62d4d6
  4. 73d2d4
  5. 81d0d1
  6. 8ecdce
  7. 99cbcb
  8. a4c8c8
  9. adc5c5
  10. b7c2c2

Questions about #2fd9dc

What color is #2fd9dc?

#2fd9dc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Fish Boy. In RGB it is rgb(47, 217, 220), in HSL hsl(181.04, 71.19%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.644% 0.12936 196.771).

What colors go well with #2fd9dc?

The complementary color of #2fd9dc is #ff9ca2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ddaae and #50d0ff. The triadic partners are #e1a5f7 and #efb456.

Is white or black text more readable on #2fd9dc?

Black text reads better on #2fd9dc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2fd9dc a warm or cool color?

#2fd9dc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 197 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.129.