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Recognised as Colour

#2ADCA7

  • #2ADCA7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#2ADCA7 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 220, 167 and HSL 162°, 72%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#2ADCA7#2ADCA7
HEX#2ADCA7
RGBrgb(42, 220, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.8627, 0.6549
RGB percentages16.5%, 86.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(162.1, 71.8%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.1, 80.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK80.9%, 0%, 24.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,808,999
CSS custom property--colour: #2ADCA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#D52358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7CCA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BDABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 16.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.3Turquoise · ΔE 21.3Medium spring green · ΔE 25.6Light green · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC2A5F
Analogous#2ADC4E, #2AB8DC
Triadic#A72ADC, #DCA72A
Split complementary#DC2AB8, #DC4E2A
Tetradic#4E2ADC, #DC2A5F, #B8DC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F9EF
Lighter +30%#ADF2DD
Lighter +20%#82EACB
Lighter +10%#56E3B9
Darker −10%#1EB588
Darker −20%#178967
Darker −30%#0F5E46
Darker −40%#083225
More saturated +25%#0BFBB4
Less saturated −25%#49BD9A

Channel breakdown

R42
G220
B167
Red42 (16.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue162.13°
Saturation (HSL)71.77%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G DC · B A7

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