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Recognised as Colour

#2AA379

  • #2AA379
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2AA379 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 163, 121 and HSL 159°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2AA379#2AA379
HEX#2AA379
RGBrgb(42, 163, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6392, 0.4745
RGB percentages16.5%, 63.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(159.2, 59%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.2, 74.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK74.2%, 0%, 25.8%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,794,361
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA379;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D55C86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A09777no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#908C7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9Light seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Dark cyan · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A32A54
Analogous#2AA33D, #2A91A3
Triadic#792AA3, #A3792A
Split complementary#A32A90, #A33D2A
Tetradic#3D2AA3, #A32A54, #91A32A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFEAD6
Lighter +30%#86E0C1
Lighter +20%#5ED5AC
Lighter +10%#35CB97
Darker −10%#207A5B
Darker −20%#15523D
Darker −30%#0B291F
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#10BD81
Less saturated −25%#448971

Channel breakdown

R42
G163
B121
Red42 (16.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue159.17°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A3 · B 79

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