Recognised as Colour
#2A6963
- #2A6963
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A6963 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 105, 99 and HSL 174°, 43%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A6963#2A6963
HEX#2A6963
RGBrgb(42, 105, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4118, 0.3882
RGB percentages16.5%, 41.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(174.3, 42.9%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 60%, 41.2%)
CMYK60%, 0%, 5.7%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,779,491
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6963;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D5969C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#692A30
Analogous#2A6944, #2A4F69
Triadic#632A69, #69632A
Split complementary#692A4F, #69442A
Tetradic#442A69, #692A30, #4F692A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G105
B99
Red42 (16.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue174.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 69 · B 63
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