Colour
#2A6260
- #2A6260
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A6260 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 98, 96 and HSL 178°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A6260#2A6260
HEX#2A6260
RGBrgb(42, 98, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3843, 0.3765
RGB percentages16.5%, 38.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(177.9, 40%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 57.1%, 38.4%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 2%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,777,696
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6260;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D59D9F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#622A2C
Analogous#2A6244, #2A4862
Triadic#602A62, #62602A
Split complementary#622A48, #62442A
Tetradic#442A62, #622A2C, #48622A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G98
B96
Red42 (16.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue177.86°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 62 · B 60
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