Recognised as Colour
#2ABBA6
- #2ABBA6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2ABBA6 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 187, 166 and HSL 171°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2ABBA6#2ABBA6
HEX#2ABBA6
RGBrgb(42, 187, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7333, 0.651
RGB percentages16.5%, 73.3%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(171.3, 63.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 77.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK77.5%, 0%, 11.2%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,800,550
CSS custom property--colour: #2ABBA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D54459
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB2A3F
Analogous#2ABB5D, #2A88BB
Triadic#A62ABB, #BBA62A
Split complementary#BB2A88, #BB5D2A
Tetradic#5D2ABB, #BB2A3F, #88BB2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G187
B166
Red42 (16.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue171.31°
Saturation (HSL)63.32%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G BB · B A6
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