Recognised as Colour

#2AC695

#2AC695
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2AC695 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 198, 149 and HSL 161°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2AC695

RGBrgb(42, 198, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7765, 0.5843

RGB percentages16.5%, 77.6%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(161.2, 65%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 78.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK78.8%, 0%, 24.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,803,349

CSS custom property--colour: #2AC695;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#D5396A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1B892no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFAA98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00C7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14 Turquoise · ΔE 21.1 Aquamarine · ΔE 21.4 Sea green · ΔE 23.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C62A5B

Analogous#2AC647, #2AA9C6

Triadic#952AC6, #C6952A

Split complementary#C62AA9, #C6472A

Tetradic#472AC6, #C62A5B, #A9C62A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9F3E6

Lighter +30%#9EEBD3

Lighter +20%#74E2BF

Lighter +10%#4AD9AC

Darker −10%#219C75

Darker −20%#187256

Darker −30%#0F4836

Darker −40%#061E16

More saturated +25%#0CE4A0

Less saturated −25%#48A88A

Channel breakdown

R42

G198

B149

Red42 (16.5%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue161.15°

Saturation (HSL)65%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G C6 · B 95

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