Recognised as Colour
#2AA499
- #2AA499
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2AA499 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 164, 153 and HSL 175°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2AA499#2AA499
HEX#2AA499
RGBrgb(42, 164, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6431, 0.6
RGB percentages16.5%, 64.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(174.6, 59.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.6, 74.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK74.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,794,649
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D55B66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A42A35
Analogous#2AA45C, #2A72A4
Triadic#992AA4, #A4992A
Split complementary#A42A72, #A45C2A
Tetradic#5C2AA4, #A42A35, #72A42A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G164
B153
Red42 (16.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue174.59°
Saturation (HSL)59.22%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A4 · B 99
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