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Recognised as Colour

#2AC497

  • #2AC497
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2AC497 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 196, 151 and HSL 162°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2AC497#2AC497
HEX#2AC497
RGBrgb(42, 196, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7686, 0.5922
RGB percentages16.5%, 76.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(162.5, 64.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 78.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK78.6%, 0%, 23%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,802,839
CSS custom property--colour: #2AC497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#D53B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB695no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA89Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.9Turquoise · ΔE 19.5Aquamarine · ΔE 21.5Light seagreen · ΔE 22.2Sea green · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C42A57
Analogous#2AC44A, #2AA4C4
Triadic#972AC4, #C4972A
Split complementary#C42AA4, #C44A2A
Tetradic#4A2AC4, #C42A57, #A4C42A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7F3E6
Lighter +30%#9DEAD3
Lighter +20%#73E1C1
Lighter +10%#49D8AE
Darker −10%#219A77
Darker −20%#187056
Darker −30%#0F4636
Darker −40%#061C16
More saturated +25%#0CE2A3
Less saturated −25%#48A68B

Channel breakdown

R42
G196
B151
Red42 (16.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue162.47°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G C4 · B 97

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