Colour
#2A94A0
- #2A94A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2A94A0 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 148, 160 and HSL 186°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2A94A0#2A94A0
HEX#2A94A0
RGBrgb(42, 148, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5804, 0.6275
RGB percentages16.5%, 58%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(186.1, 58.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.1, 73.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK73.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,790,560
CSS custom property--colour: #2A94A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D56B5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0362A
Analogous#2AA071, #2A59A0
Triadic#A02A94, #94A02A
Split complementary#A02A59, #A0712A
Tetradic#712AA0, #A0362A, #59A02A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G148
B160
Red42 (16.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue186.1°
Saturation (HSL)58.42%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 94 · B A0
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