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Recognised as Colour

#2AB9C1

  • #2AB9C1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2AB9C1 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 185, 193 and HSL 183°, 64%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2AB9C1#2AB9C1
HEX#2AB9C1
RGBrgb(42, 185, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7255, 0.7569
RGB percentages16.5%, 72.5%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(183.2, 64.3%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 78.2%, 75.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,800,065
CSS custom property--colour: #2AB9C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D5463E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB1C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A1C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.6Light seagreen · ΔE 9.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 17.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1322A
Analogous#2AC17E, #2A6DC1
Triadic#C12AB9, #B9C12A
Split complementary#C12A6D, #C17E2A
Tetradic#7E2AC1, #C1322A, #6DC12A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5F0F2
Lighter +30%#9BE5E9
Lighter +20%#71DAE0
Lighter +10%#47CFD7
Darker −10%#219197
Darker −20%#18696D
Darker −30%#0F4143
Darker −40%#061819
More saturated +25%#0DD3DE
Less saturated −25%#479FA4

Channel breakdown

R42
G185
B193
Red42 (16.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue183.18°
Saturation (HSL)64.26%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G B9 · B C1

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