Recognised as Colour
#2AB681
- #2AB681
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#2AB681 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 182, 129 and HSL 157°, 63%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#2AB681#2AB681
HEX#2AB681
RGBrgb(42, 182, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7137, 0.5059
RGB percentages16.5%, 71.4%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(157.3, 62.5%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.3, 76.9%, 71.4%)
CMYK76.9%, 0%, 29.1%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,799,233
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB681;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D5497E
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B62A5F
Analogous#2AB63B, #2AA5B6
Triadic#812AB6, #B6812A
Split complementary#B62AA5, #B63B2A
Tetradic#3B2AB6, #B62A5F, #A5B62A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G182
B129
Red42 (16.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue157.29°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G B6 · B 81
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