#2ed9de Color Information

#2ed9de Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2ed9de. In RGB, it consists of 18.0% Red, 85.1% Green, and 87.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 79.3% Cyan, 2.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 181.7°, with saturation of 72.7% and lightness of 52.5%. The decimal value for #2ed9de is 3070430, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2ed9de is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2ed9de Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color46, 217, 222 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color18.0%, 85.1%, 87.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.820, 0.149, 0.129 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.793, 0.023, 0, 0.129 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color181.7°, 72.7%, 52.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color181.7°, 79.3%, 87.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.124, 55.480, 77.754 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color46, 133, 222 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3070430 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.317, -38.910, -14.426 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.317, 41.498, 200.342 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.317, -57.909, -16.800 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color74.485, -36.590, -9.752 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.227, 0.322, 55.480 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281260510 / 0xff2ed9de Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cccc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #2ed9de

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2ed9de, its pure hue is 181.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, and its lightness is 52.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2ed9de, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #061b1c to #28bec2.

Tints of #2ed9de

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2ed9de, its pure hue is 181.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, and its lightness is 52.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2ed9de, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #48dee2 to #e5fafb.

Tones of #2ed9de

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2ed9de, its pure hue is 181.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 72.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2ed9de, which range from #868686 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0df8ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2ed9de

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2ed9de! For #2ed9de, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2ed9de. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2ed9de

This color, #2ed9de, consists of 18.0% Red, 85.1% Green, and 87.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 46, Green = 217, Blue = 222. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2ed9de is 79.3% Cyan, 2.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R18.0%
C79.3%
G85.1%
M2.3%
B87.1%
Y0.0%
K12.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 46 217 222
Octal 56 331 336
Hexa #2e #d9 #de
Binary 00101110 11011001 11011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 79 2 0 12
Octal 117 2 0 14
Hexa #4f #02 #00 #0c
Binary 01001111 00000010 00000000 00001100

Analogous Colors of #2ed9de

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2ed9de — which has hue 181.7° — its analogous colors are located at 151.7° and 211.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ed9de.

Triadic Colors of #2ed9de

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2ed9de — which has hue 181.7° — its triadic colors are located at 61.7° and 301.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ed9de.

Complementary Color of #2ed9de

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2ed9de — which has hue 181.7° — its complementary color is located at 1.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ed9de.

Split Complementary Colors of #2ed9de

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2ed9de — which has hue 181.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 31.7° and 331.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ed9de.

Tetradic Colors of #2ed9de

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2ed9de — which has hue 181.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 91.7°, 181.7°, 271.7°, and 1.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2ed9de.

Monochromatic Colors of #2ed9de

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2ed9de, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1e7275 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8ef4f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2ed9de

We want to make getting started with #2ed9de on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2ed9de into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2ed9de can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2ed9de with other HTML elements.

#2ed9de Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2ed9de.
<span style="color: #2ed9de;">The color of this text is #2ed9de.</span>

#2ed9de Background Color

The background color for this text is #2ed9de.
<div style="background-color: #2ed9de; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2ed9de.</div>

#2ed9de Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2ed9de.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2ed9de;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2ed9de.</span>

#2ed9de Border Color

This is a div with border color #2ed9de.
<div style="border: #2ed9de 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2ed9de.</div>

#2ed9de Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2ed9de on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2ed9de; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2ed9de on a white background.</div></div>

#2ed9de Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2ed9de on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2ed9de; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2ed9de on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2ed9de to White

This is a gradient from #2ed9de to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2ed9de,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2ed9de to white.</div>

Gradient from #2ed9de to Black

This is a gradient from #2ed9de to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2ed9de,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2ed9de,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2ed9de to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2ed9de

In addition to using #2ed9de on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2ed9de in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2ed9de, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 46, Green = 217, Blue = 222). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2ed9de in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2ed9de
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(46, 217, 222)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2ed9de; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2ed9de; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2ed9de; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(46, 217, 222);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2ed9de")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:46, green:217, blue:222, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:46 green:217 blue:222 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(46f, 217f, 222f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(46, 217, 222);
 

#2ed9de Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2ed9de the same way. For those with color blindness, #2ed9de might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2ed9de looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2ed9de is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2ed9de looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2ed9de will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2ed9de is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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