Recognised as Colour
#2A7B82
- #2A7B82
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A7B82 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 123, 130 and HSL 185°, 51%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A7B82#2A7B82
HEX#2A7B82
RGBrgb(42, 123, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4824, 0.5098
RGB percentages16.5%, 48.2%, 51%
HSLhsl(184.8, 51.2%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 67.7%, 51%)
CMYK67.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,784,130
CSS custom property--colour: #2A7B82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D5847D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#82312A
Analogous#2A825D, #2A4F82
Triadic#822A7B, #7B822A
Split complementary#822A4F, #825D2A
Tetradic#5D2A82, #82312A, #4F822A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G123
B130
Red42 (16.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue184.77°
Saturation (HSL)51.16%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 7B · B 82
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