Colour

#2AA266

#2AA266
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2AA266 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 162, 102 and HSL 150°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2AA266

RGBrgb(42, 162, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6353, 0.4

RGB percentages16.5%, 63.5%, 40%

HSLhsl(150, 58.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150, 74.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK74.1%, 0%, 37%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,794,086

CSS custom property--colour: #2AA266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#D55D99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19562no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Deuteranopia#928A6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 6.6 Sea green · ΔE 10.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23 Forest green · ΔE 24.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.5 Dark green · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A22A66

Analogous#2AA22A, #2AA2A2

Triadic#662AA2, #A2662A

Split complementary#A22AA2, #A22A2A

Tetradic#2A2AA2, #A22A66, #A2A22A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEEACC

Lighter +30%#85E0B3

Lighter +20%#5DD599

Lighter +10%#35CB80

Darker −10%#1F7A4D

Darker −20%#155133

Darker −30%#0B291A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#10BC66

Less saturated −25%#448966

Channel breakdown

R42

G162

B102

Red42 (16.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue150°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G A2 · B 66

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