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Recognised as Colour

#2AB2B0

  • #2AB2B0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2AB2B0 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 178, 176 and HSL 179°, 62%, 43%. 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

#2AB2B0#2AB2B0
HEX#2AB2B0
RGBrgb(42, 178, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.698, 0.6902
RGB percentages16.5%, 69.8%, 69%
HSLhsl(179.1, 61.8%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 76.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK76.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,798,256
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB2B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#D54D4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A9B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#939BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.4Dark cyan · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16Turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.93, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B22A2C
Analogous#2AB26C, #2A70B2
Triadic#B02AB2, #B2B02A
Split complementary#B22A70, #B26C2A
Tetradic#6C2AB2, #B22A2C, #70B22A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9EFEE
Lighter +30%#90E5E4
Lighter +20%#67DBD9
Lighter +10%#3ED1CF
Darker −10%#208987
Darker −20%#175F5E
Darker −30%#0D3636
Darker −40%#030D0D
More saturated +25%#0ECECB
Less saturated −25%#459695

Channel breakdown

R42
G178
B176
Red42 (16.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue179.12°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G B2 · B B0

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