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Recognised as Colour

#2A7261

  • #2A7261
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#2A7261 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 114, 97 and HSL 166°, 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

#2A7261#2A7261
HEX#2A7261
RGBrgb(42, 114, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4471, 0.3804
RGB percentages16.5%, 44.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(165.8, 46.2%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.8, 63.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK63.2%, 0%, 14.9%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,781,793
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D58D9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#636362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00736Dno 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 text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.5Dark cyan · ΔE 15.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7Sea green · ΔE 23Light seagreen · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#722A3B
Analogous#2A723D, #2A5F72
Triadic#612A72, #72612A
Split complementary#722A5F, #723D2A
Tetradic#3D2A72, #722A3B, #5F722A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91D7C6
Lighter +30%#6CC9B3
Lighter +20%#47BBA0
Lighter +10%#389781
Darker −10%#1C4D41
Darker −20%#0F2722
Darker −30%#010202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16866B
Less saturated −25%#3E5F57

Channel breakdown

R42
G114
B97
Red42 (16.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue165.83°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 72 · B 61

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