Recognised as Colour
#2B705E
- #2B705E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2B705E is a cyan with RGB values 43, 112, 94 and HSL 164°, 45%, 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
#2B705E#2B705E
HEX#2B705E
RGBrgb(43, 112, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4392, 0.3686
RGB percentages16.9%, 43.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(164.3, 44.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.3, 61.6%, 43.9%)
CMYK61.6%, 0%, 16.1%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,846,814
CSS custom property--colour: #2B705E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D48FA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#702B3D
Analogous#2B703B, #2B6070
Triadic#5E2B70, #705E2B
Split complementary#702B60, #703B2B
Tetradic#3B2B70, #702B3D, #60702B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G112
B94
Red43 (16.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue164.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.52%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 70 · B 5E
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