Recognised as Colour
#2A8799
- #2A8799
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2A8799 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 135, 153 and HSL 190°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2A8799#2A8799
HEX#2A8799
RGBrgb(42, 135, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5294, 0.6
RGB percentages16.5%, 52.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(189.7, 56.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 72.5%, 60%)
CMYK72.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,787,225
CSS custom property--colour: #2A8799;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D57866
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#993C2A
Analogous#2A9974, #2A4F99
Triadic#992A87, #87992A
Split complementary#992A4F, #99742A
Tetradic#742A99, #993C2A, #4F992A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G135
B153
Red42 (16.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue189.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 87 · B 99
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