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Recognised as Colour

#2AC7AF

  • #2AC7AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#2AC7AF is a cyan with RGB values 42, 199, 175 and HSL 171°, 65%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#2AC7AF#2AC7AF
HEX#2AC7AF
RGBrgb(42, 199, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.7804, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.5%, 78%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(170.8, 65.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.8, 78.9%, 78%)
CMYK78.9%, 0%, 12.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,803,631
CSS custom property--colour: #2AC7AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#D53850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEBBAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 10Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.2Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.3Aquamarine · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C72A42
Analogous#2AC761, #2A90C7
Triadic#AF2AC7, #C7AF2A
Split complementary#C72A90, #C7602A
Tetradic#612AC7, #C72A42, #91C72A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F4ED
Lighter +30%#9FEBDF
Lighter +20%#75E2D1
Lighter +10%#4BD9C3
Darker −10%#219D8A
Darker −20%#187365
Darker −30%#0F4940
Darker −40%#061F1B
More saturated +25%#0CE5C4
Less saturated −25%#48A99A

Channel breakdown

R42
G199
B175
Red42 (16.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue170.83°
Saturation (HSL)65.15%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G C7 · B AF

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