Recognised as Colour
#2B8DAB
- #2B8DAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#2B8DAB is a cyan with RGB values 43, 141, 171 and HSL 194°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#2B8DAB#2B8DAB
HEX#2B8DAB
RGBrgb(43, 141, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5529, 0.6706
RGB percentages16.9%, 55.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(194.1, 59.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.1, 74.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK74.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,854,315
CSS custom property--colour: #2B8DAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D47254
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB492B
Analogous#2BAB89, #2B4DAB
Triadic#AB2B8D, #8DAB2B
Split complementary#AB2B4D, #AB892B
Tetradic#892BAB, #AB492B, #4DAB2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G141
B171
Red43 (16.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue194.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 8D · B AB
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