Colour
#2B958E
- #2B958E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2B958E is a cyan with RGB values 43, 149, 142 and HSL 176°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2B958E#2B958E
HEX#2B958E
RGBrgb(43, 149, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5843, 0.5569
RGB percentages16.9%, 58.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(176, 55.2%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176, 71.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK71.1%, 0%, 4.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,334
CSS custom property--colour: #2B958E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D46A71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#952B32
Analogous#2B9559, #2B6795
Triadic#8E2B95, #958E2B
Split complementary#952B67, #95592B
Tetradic#592B95, #952B32, #67952B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G149
B142
Red43 (16.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue176.04°
Saturation (HSL)55.21%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 95 · B 8E
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