Recognised as Colour
#2B7373
- #2B7373
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2B7373 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 115, 115 and HSL 180°, 46%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2B7373#2B7373
HEX#2B7373
RGBrgb(43, 115, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.451, 0.451
RGB percentages16.9%, 45.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(180, 45.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 62.6%, 45.1%)
CMYK62.6%, 0%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,847,603
CSS custom property--colour: #2B7373;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D48C8C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#732B2B
Analogous#2B734F, #2B4F73
Triadic#732B73, #73732B
Split complementary#732B4F, #734F2B
Tetradic#4F2B73, #732B2B, #4F732B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G115
B115
Red43 (16.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)45.57%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 73 · B 73
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