Recognised as Colour
#2AFCE0
- #2AFCE0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#2AFCE0 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 252, 224 and HSL 172°, 97%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#2AFCE0#2AFCE0
HEX#2AFCE0
RGBrgb(42, 252, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.9882, 0.8784
RGB percentages16.5%, 98.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(172, 97.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 83.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 0%, 11.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,817,248
CSS custom property--colour: #2AFCE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#D5031F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC2A46
Analogous#2AFC77, #2AAFFC
Triadic#E02AFC, #FCE02A
Split complementary#FC2AAF, #FC772A
Tetradic#772AFC, #FC2A46, #AFFC2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G252
B224
Red42 (16.5%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G FC · B E0
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