Recognised as Colour
#2B6F65
- #2B6F65
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2B6F65 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 111, 101 and HSL 171°, 44%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2B6F65#2B6F65
HEX#2B6F65
RGBrgb(43, 111, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4353, 0.3961
RGB percentages16.9%, 43.5%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(171.2, 44.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 61.3%, 43.5%)
CMYK61.3%, 0%, 9%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,846,565
CSS custom property--colour: #2B6F65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D4909A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F2B35
Analogous#2B6F43, #2B576F
Triadic#652B6F, #6F652B
Split complementary#6F2B57, #6F432B
Tetradic#432B6F, #6F2B35, #576F2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G111
B101
Red43 (16.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue171.18°
Saturation (HSL)44.16%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 6F · B 65
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