Recognised as Colour
#2A6B64
- #2A6B64
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A6B64 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 107, 100 and HSL 174°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A6B64#2A6B64
HEX#2A6B64
RGBrgb(42, 107, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4196, 0.3922
RGB percentages16.5%, 42%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(173.5, 43.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 60.7%, 42%)
CMYK60.7%, 0%, 6.5%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,780,004
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6B64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#D5949B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B2A31
Analogous#2A6B44, #2A526B
Triadic#642A6B, #6B642A
Split complementary#6B2A51, #6B442A
Tetradic#442A6B, #6B2A31, #526B2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G107
B100
Red42 (16.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue173.54°
Saturation (HSL)43.62%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 6B · B 64
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