Recognised as Colour

#2AB1BE

#2AB1BE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2AB1BE is a cyan with RGB values 42, 177, 190 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#2AB1BE

RGBrgb(42, 177, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6941, 0.7451

RGB percentages16.5%, 69.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(185.3, 63.8%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 77.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK77.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,798,014

CSS custom property--colour: #2AB1BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#D54E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2AABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9BBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B5no 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 text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16 Teal · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE372A

Analogous#2ABE81, #2A67BE

Triadic#BE2AB1, #B1BE2A

Split complementary#BE2A67, #BE812A

Tetradic#812ABE, #BE372A, #67BE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2EDF2

Lighter +30%#99E1E8

Lighter +20%#6FD5DF

Lighter +10%#45C9D6

Darker −10%#218A94

Darker −20%#18636A

Darker −30%#0E3C41

Darker −40%#051517

More saturated +25%#0DC9DB

Less saturated −25%#4799A1

Channel breakdown

R42

G177

B190

Red42 (16.5%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue185.27°

Saturation (HSL)63.79%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G B1 · B BE

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