Colour

#2A7173

#2A7173
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#2A7173 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 113, 115 and HSL 182°, 46%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

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HEX#2A7173

RGBrgb(42, 113, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4431, 0.451

RGB percentages16.5%, 44.3%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(181.6, 46.5%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 63.5%, 45.1%)

CMYK63.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,781,555

CSS custom property--colour: #2A7173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#D58E8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#007571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 9.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 12.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#732C2A

Analogous#2A7351, #2A4D73

Triadic#732A71, #71732A

Split complementary#732A4D, #73512A

Tetradic#502A73, #732C2A, #4D732A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92D5D7

Lighter +30%#6DC7C9

Lighter +20%#47B9BC

Lighter +10%#389698

Darker −10%#1C4C4E

Darker −20%#0F2828

Darker −30%#010303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#168487

Less saturated −25%#3E5E5F

Channel breakdown

R42

G113

B115

Red42 (16.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue181.64°

Saturation (HSL)46.5%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 71 · B 73

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