Colour
#2A787F
- #2A787F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A787F is a cyan with RGB values 42, 120, 127 and HSL 185°, 50%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A787F#2A787F
HEX#2A787F
RGBrgb(42, 120, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4706, 0.498
RGB percentages16.5%, 47.1%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(184.9, 50.3%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 66.9%, 49.8%)
CMYK66.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,783,359
CSS custom property--colour: #2A787F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D58780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F312A
Analogous#2A7F5C, #2A4D7F
Triadic#7F2A78, #787F2A
Split complementary#7F2A4D, #7F5B2A
Tetradic#5C2A7F, #7F312A, #4D7F2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G120
B127
Red42 (16.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue184.94°
Saturation (HSL)50.3%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 78 · B 7F
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