Colour

#2B7853

#2B7853
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2B7853 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 120, 83 and HSL 151°, 47%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#2B7853

RGBrgb(43, 120, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4706, 0.3255

RGB percentages16.9%, 47.1%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(151.2, 47.2%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.2, 64.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK64.2%, 0%, 30.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,848,851

CSS custom property--colour: #2B7853;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#D487AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776F51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6855no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#01776Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.3 Teal · ΔE 22.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#782B50

Analogous#2B782C, #2B7778

Triadic#532B78, #78532B

Split complementary#782B76, #782C2B

Tetradic#2D2B78, #782B50, #77782B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#96D9B9

Lighter +30%#70CCA0

Lighter +20%#4BBE87

Lighter +10%#389E6D

Darker −10%#1E5239

Darker −20%#102D1F

Darker −30%#030705

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#178C54

Less saturated −25%#3F6452

Channel breakdown

R43

G120

B83

Red43 (16.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue151.17°

Saturation (HSL)47.24%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 78 · B 53

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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