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Recognised as Colour

#2B7C8B

  • #2B7C8B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#2B7C8B is a cyan with RGB values 43, 124, 139 and HSL 189°, 53%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#2B7C8B#2B7C8B
HEX#2B7C8B
RGBrgb(43, 124, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4863, 0.5451
RGB percentages16.9%, 48.6%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(189.4, 52.7%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 69.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK69.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,849,931
CSS custom property--colour: #2B7C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#D48374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70788Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#636E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 11.9Dark cyan · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B3A2B
Analogous#2B8B6A, #2B4C8B
Triadic#8B2B7C, #7C8B2B
Split complementary#8B2B4C, #8B6A2B
Tetradic#6A2B8B, #8B3A2B, #4C8B2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0D7E2
Lighter +30%#79C7D6
Lighter +20%#52B7CA
Lighter +10%#379FB2
Darker −10%#1F5964
Darker −20%#13373D
Darker −30%#071416
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#148CA2
Less saturated −25%#426C74

Channel breakdown

R43
G124
B139
Red43 (16.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue189.38°
Saturation (HSL)52.75%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 7C · B 8B

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