Colour
#2AA5A0
- #2AA5A0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2AA5A0 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 165, 160 and HSL 178°, 59%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2AA5A0#2AA5A0
HEX#2AA5A0
RGBrgb(42, 165, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6471, 0.6275
RGB percentages16.5%, 64.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(177.6, 59.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 74.5%, 64.7%)
CMYK74.5%, 0%, 3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,794,912
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA5A0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D55A5F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A52A2F
Analogous#2AA562, #2A6DA5
Triadic#A02AA5, #A5A02A
Split complementary#A52A6D, #A5622A
Tetradic#622AA5, #A52A2F, #6DA52A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G165
B160
Red42 (16.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue177.56°
Saturation (HSL)59.42%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G A5 · B A0
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