Recognised as Colour
#2A7B79
- #2A7B79
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A7B79 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 123, 121 and HSL 179°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A7B79#2A7B79
HEX#2A7B79
RGBrgb(42, 123, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4824, 0.4745
RGB percentages16.5%, 48.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(178.5, 49.1%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 65.9%, 48.2%)
CMYK65.9%, 0%, 1.6%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,784,121
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7B79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D58486
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7B2A2C
Analogous#2A7B50, #2A557B
Triadic#792A7B, #7B792A
Split complementary#7B2A55, #7B502A
Tetradic#502A7B, #7B2A2C, #557B2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G123
B121
Red42 (16.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue178.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 7B · B 79
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