Colour
#2A7B5D
- #2A7B5D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#2A7B5D is a cyan with RGB values 42, 123, 93 and HSL 158°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#2A7B5D#2A7B5D
HEX#2A7B5D
RGBrgb(42, 123, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4824, 0.3647
RGB percentages16.5%, 48.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(157.8, 49.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 65.9%, 48.2%)
CMYK65.9%, 0%, 24.4%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,784,093
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7B5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 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#D584A2
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#7B2A48
Analogous#2A7B34, #2A707B
Triadic#5D2A7B, #7B5D2A
Split complementary#7B2A70, #7B342A
Tetradic#352A7B, #7B2A48, #717B2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G123
B93
Red42 (16.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue157.78°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 7B · B 5D
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