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Colour

#2AA381

  • #2AA381
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2AA381 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 163, 129 and HSL 163°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2AA381#2AA381
HEX#2AA381
RGBrgb(42, 163, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6392, 0.5059
RGB percentages16.5%, 63.9%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(163.1, 59%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 74.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK74.2%, 0%, 20.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,794,369
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA381;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D55C7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E987Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.3Dark cyan · ΔE 21.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A32A4C
Analogous#2AA345, #2A89A3
Triadic#812AA3, #A3812A
Split complementary#A32A89, #A3452A
Tetradic#442AA3, #A32A4C, #88A32A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFEADA
Lighter +30%#86E0C7
Lighter +20%#5ED5B4
Lighter +10%#35CBA1
Darker −10%#207A61
Darker −20%#155241
Darker −30%#0B2921
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#10BD8C
Less saturated −25%#448976

Channel breakdown

R42
G163
B129
Red42 (16.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue163.14°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A3 · B 81

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