Recognised as Colour
#2AE896
- #2AE896
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#2AE896 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 232, 150 and HSL 154°, 81%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#2AE896#2AE896
HEX#2AE896
RGBrgb(42, 232, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9098, 0.5882
RGB percentages16.5%, 91%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(154.1, 80.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.1, 81.9%, 91%)
CMYK81.9%, 0%, 35.3%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,812,054
CSS custom property--colour: #2AE896;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#D51769
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E82A7C
Analogous#2AE837, #2ADBE8
Triadic#962AE8, #E8962A
Split complementary#E82ADB, #E8372A
Tetradic#372AE8, #E82A7C, #DBE82A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G232
B150
Red42 (16.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue154.11°
Saturation (HSL)80.51%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G E8 · B 96
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