Recognised as Colour
#2A8077
- #2A8077
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A8077 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 128, 119 and HSL 174°, 51%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A8077#2A8077
HEX#2A8077
RGBrgb(42, 128, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.502, 0.4667
RGB percentages16.5%, 50.2%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(173.7, 50.6%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 67.2%, 50.2%)
CMYK67.2%, 0%, 7%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,785,399
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8077;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#D57F88
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#802A33
Analogous#2A804C, #2A5E80
Triadic#772A80, #80772A
Split complementary#802A5E, #804C2A
Tetradic#4C2A80, #802A33, #5E802A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G128
B119
Red42 (16.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue173.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.59%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 80 · B 77
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