Recognised as Colour

#2ACE8B

#2ACE8B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2ACE8B is a cyan with RGB values 42, 206, 139 and HSL 155°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2ACE8B#2ACE8B

HEX#2ACE8B

RGBrgb(42, 206, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8078, 0.5451

RGB percentages16.5%, 80.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(155.5, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.5, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK79.6%, 0%, 32.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,805,387

CSS custom property--colour: #2ACE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#D53174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBBE87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B08Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00CDBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.8 Light green · ΔE 21.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.4 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.3 Pale green · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE2A6D

Analogous#2ACE39, #2ABFCE

Triadic#8B2ACE, #CE8B2A

Split complementary#CE2ABF, #CE392A

Tetradic#392ACE, #CE2A6D, #BFCE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFF5E6

Lighter +30%#A4EDCF

Lighter +20%#7AE4B9

Lighter +10%#50DBA2

Darker −10%#21A46E

Darker −20%#197952

Darker −30%#104F35

Darker −40%#072519

More saturated +25%#0BED91

Less saturated −25%#49AF85

Channel breakdown

R42

G206

B139

Red42 (16.5%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue155.49°

Saturation (HSL)66.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G CE · B 8B

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Colour values

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