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Recognised as Colour

#2AB0BC

  • #2AB0BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2AB0BC is a cyan with RGB values 42, 176, 188 and HSL 185°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2AB0BC#2AB0BC
HEX#2AB0BC
RGBrgb(42, 176, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6902, 0.7373
RGB percentages16.5%, 69%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(184.9, 63.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 77.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK77.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,756
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB0BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D54F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4Teal · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC362A
Analogous#2ABC7F, #2A67BC
Triadic#BC2AB0, #B0BC2A
Split complementary#BC2A67, #BC7F2A
Tetradic#7F2ABC, #BC362A, #67BC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1EDF1
Lighter +30%#97E1E8
Lighter +20%#6ED5DE
Lighter +10%#44C9D5
Darker −10%#218992
Darker −20%#176269
Darker −30%#0E3B3F
Darker −40%#051415
More saturated +25%#0DC8D9
Less saturated −25%#47989F

Channel breakdown

R42
G176
B188
Red42 (16.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue184.93°
Saturation (HSL)63.48%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B0 · B BC

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