Recognised as Colour
#2A727B
- #2A727B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A727B is a cyan with RGB values 42, 114, 123 and HSL 187°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A727B#2A727B
HEX#2A727B
RGBrgb(42, 114, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4471, 0.4824
RGB percentages16.5%, 44.7%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(186.7, 49.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 65.9%, 48.2%)
CMYK65.9%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,781,819
CSS custom property--colour: #2A727B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#D58D84
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B332A
Analogous#2A7B5B, #2A4A7B
Triadic#7B2A72, #727B2A
Split complementary#7B2A4A, #7B5B2A
Tetradic#5B2A7B, #7B332A, #4A7B2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G114
B123
Red42 (16.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 72 · B 7B
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