Recognised as Colour
#2A7457
- #2A7457
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#2A7457 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 116, 87 and HSL 156°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#2A7457#2A7457
HEX#2A7457
RGBrgb(42, 116, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4549, 0.3412
RGB percentages16.5%, 45.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(156.5, 46.8%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 63.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK63.8%, 0%, 25%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,782,295
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7457;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D58BA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#742A47
Analogous#2A7432, #2A6C74
Triadic#572A74, #74572A
Split complementary#742A6C, #74322A
Tetradic#322A74, #742A47, #6C742A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G116
B87
Red42 (16.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue156.49°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 74 · B 57
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