Colour

#2A6651

#2A6651
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#2A6651 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 102, 81 and HSL 159°, 42%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6651

RGBrgb(42, 102, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4, 0.3176

RGB percentages16.5%, 40%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(159, 41.7%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(159, 58.8%, 40%)

CMYK58.8%, 0%, 20.6%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,778,705

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6651;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D599AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645F50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0D6660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 17.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9 Sea green · ΔE 23.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#662A3F

Analogous#2A6633, #2A5D66

Triadic#512A66, #66512A

Split complementary#662A5D, #66332A

Tetradic#332A66, #662A3F, #5D662A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8CD0B8

Lighter +30%#68C1A2

Lighter +20%#48AE8A

Lighter +10%#398A6E

Darker −10%#1B4234

Darker −20%#0C1E18

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#187856

Less saturated −25%#3C544C

Channel breakdown

R42

G102

B81

Red42 (16.5%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue159°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 66 · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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