Colour
#2A796D
- #2A796D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A796D is a cyan with RGB values 42, 121, 109 and HSL 171°, 48%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A796D#2A796D
HEX#2A796D
RGBrgb(42, 121, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4745, 0.4275
RGB percentages16.5%, 47.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(170.9, 48.5%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 65.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 0%, 9.9%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,783,597
CSS custom property--colour: #2A796D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D58692
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#792A36
Analogous#2A7945, #2A5E79
Triadic#6D2A79, #796D2A
Split complementary#792A5D, #79452A
Tetradic#462A79, #792A36, #5E792A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G121
B109
Red42 (16.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue170.89°
Saturation (HSL)48.47%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 79 · B 6D
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