Colour

#2AB273

#2AB273
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2AB273 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 178, 115 and HSL 152°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2AB273

RGBrgb(42, 178, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.698, 0.451

RGB percentages16.5%, 69.8%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(152.2, 61.8%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 76.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK76.4%, 0%, 35.4%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,798,195

CSS custom property--colour: #2AB273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#D54D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1A46Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 2.9 Sea green · ΔE 17 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4 Light green · ΔE 26.7 Forest green · ΔE 26.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 2.94, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B22A69

Analogous#2AB22F, #2AADB2

Triadic#732AB2, #B2732A

Split complementary#B22AAD, #B22F2A

Tetradic#2F2AB2, #B22A69, #ADB22A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9EFD6

Lighter +30%#90E5BE

Lighter +20%#67DBA5

Lighter +10%#3ED18D

Darker −10%#208958

Darker −20%#175F3E

Darker −30%#0D3623

Darker −40%#030D08

More saturated +25%#0ECE75

Less saturated −25%#459671

Channel breakdown

R42

G178

B115

Red42 (16.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue152.21°

Saturation (HSL)61.82%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G B2 · B 73

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