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Recognised as Colour

#2AB0BE

  • #2AB0BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2AB0BE is a cyan with RGB values 42, 176, 190 and HSL 186°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2AB0BE#2AB0BE
HEX#2AB0BE
RGBrgb(42, 176, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6902, 0.7451
RGB percentages16.5%, 69%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(185.7, 63.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 77.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK77.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,797,758
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#D54F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A9BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 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 text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Dark cyan · ΔE 16Medium turquoise · ΔE 16Teal · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE382A
Analogous#2ABE82, #2A66BE
Triadic#BE2AB0, #B0BE2A
Split complementary#BE2A66, #BE822A
Tetradic#822ABE, #BE382A, #66BE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2EDF2
Lighter +30%#99E1E8
Lighter +20%#6FD5DF
Lighter +10%#45C8D6
Darker −10%#218994
Darker −20%#18636A
Darker −30%#0E3C41
Darker −40%#051517
More saturated +25%#0DC8DB
Less saturated −25%#4798A1

Channel breakdown

R42
G176
B190
Red42 (16.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue185.68°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B0 · B BE

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