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#2CA6BB closest to True Sky Blue

#2CA6BB is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is True Sky Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(44, 166, 187)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 62% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 76% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #2CA6BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.28:1.

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Variations of #2CA6BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2CA6BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2CA6BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2CA6BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8292BB
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96A0BC
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83A0BC
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8292BB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #729ABB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AFAC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AAB5
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879CA2

#2CA6BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#2CA6BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.28:1 Very good#2CA6BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2CA6BB in CSS

/* True Sky Blue */
.color { color: #2CA6BB; }
.background { background-color: #2CA6BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2CA6BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 166 187);
color: hsl(189 62% 45%);
color: oklch(0.670 0.106 212.1);

#2CA6BB FAQ

What color is #2CA6BB?

#2CA6BB is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is True Sky Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2CA6BB?

#2CA6BB is rgb(44, 166, 187) in RGB, hsl(189, 62%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(76%, 11%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2CA6BB?

The complementary color of #2CA6BB is #BB412C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2CA6BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #2CA6BB: 7.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2CA6BB a warm or cool color?

#2CA6BB is a cool color.