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Recognised as Colour

#2AB389

  • #2AB389
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2AB389 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 179, 137 and HSL 162°, 62%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2AB389#2AB389
HEX#2AB389
RGBrgb(42, 179, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.702, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.5%, 70.2%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(161.6, 62%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.6, 76.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK76.5%, 0%, 23.5%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,798,473
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D54C76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA687no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.2Sea green · ΔE 17.4Light seagreen · ΔE 19.5Turquoise · ΔE 22.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B32A54
Analogous#2AB345, #2A98B3
Triadic#892AB3, #B3892A
Split complementary#B32A98, #B3452A
Tetradic#452AB3, #B32A54, #98B32A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAEFDF
Lighter +30%#91E5CB
Lighter +20%#68DBB8
Lighter +10%#3ED2A5
Darker −10%#208A69
Darker −20%#17604A
Darker −30%#0D372A
Darker −40%#030E0B
More saturated +25%#0ECF94
Less saturated −25%#46977E

Channel breakdown

R42
G179
B137
Red42 (16.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue161.61°
Saturation (HSL)61.99%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G B3 · B 89

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