Recognised as Colour
#2A6555
- #2A6555
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A6555 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 101, 85 and HSL 164°, 41%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A6555#2A6555
HEX#2A6555
RGBrgb(42, 101, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3961, 0.3333
RGB percentages16.5%, 39.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(163.7, 41.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.7, 58.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK58.4%, 0%, 15.8%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,778,453
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#D59AAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#652A3A
Analogous#2A6537, #2A5865
Triadic#552A65, #65552A
Split complementary#652A58, #65372A
Tetradic#372A65, #652A3A, #58652A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G101
B85
Red42 (16.5%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue163.73°
Saturation (HSL)41.26%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 65 · B 55
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