Recognised as Colour

#2AB1BD

#2AB1BD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2AB1BD is a cyan with RGB values 42, 177, 189 and HSL 185°, 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

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HEX#2AB1BD

RGBrgb(42, 177, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6941, 0.7412

RGB percentages16.5%, 69.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(184.9, 63.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 77.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK77.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,798,013

CSS custom property--colour: #2AB1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#D54E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A9BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8 Teal · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD362A

Analogous#2ABD80, #2A67BD

Triadic#BD2AB1, #B1BD2A

Split complementary#BD2A67, #BD802A

Tetradic#802ABD, #BD362A, #67BD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2EDF1

Lighter +30%#98E2E8

Lighter +20%#6ED6DF

Lighter +10%#44CAD6

Darker −10%#218A93

Darker −20%#17636A

Darker −30%#0E3C40

Darker −40%#051516

More saturated +25%#0DC9DA

Less saturated −25%#4799A0

Channel breakdown

R42

G177

B189

Red42 (16.5%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue184.9°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G B1 · B BD

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