Colour
#2A9482
- #2A9482
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2A9482 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 148, 130 and HSL 170°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2A9482#2A9482
HEX#2A9482
RGBrgb(42, 148, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5804, 0.5098
RGB percentages16.5%, 58%, 51%
HSLhsl(169.8, 55.8%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 71.6%, 58%)
CMYK71.6%, 0%, 12.2%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,790,530
CSS custom property--colour: #2A9482;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#D56B7D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#942A3C
Analogous#2A944D, #2A7194
Triadic#822A94, #94822A
Split complementary#942A71, #944D2A
Tetradic#4D2A94, #942A3C, #71942A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G148
B130
Red42 (16.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue169.81°
Saturation (HSL)55.79%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 94 · B 82
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