Recognised as Colour

#2A9974

#2A9974
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2A9974 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 153, 116 and HSL 160°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#2A9974

RGBrgb(42, 153, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6, 0.4549

RGB percentages16.5%, 60%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(160, 56.9%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 72.5%, 60%)

CMYK72.5%, 0%, 24.2%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,791,796

CSS custom property--colour: #2A9974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#D5668B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968E72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878476no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00998Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#992A4F

Analogous#2A993C, #2A8799

Triadic#742A99, #99742A

Split complementary#992A86, #993C2A

Tetradic#3D2A99, #992A4F, #87992A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A8E7D2

Lighter +30%#80DCBD

Lighter +20%#58D1A9

Lighter +10%#35C192

Darker −10%#1F7156

Darker −20%#144937

Darker −30%#092119

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#12B17C

Less saturated −25%#42816C

Channel breakdown

R42

G153

B116

Red42 (16.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)56.92%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 99 · B 74

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