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Recognised as Colour

#2B9772

  • #2B9772
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2B9772 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 151, 114 and HSL 159°, 56%, 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 Sea green.

Colour values

#2B9772#2B9772
HEX#2B9772
RGBrgb(43, 151, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5922, 0.4471
RGB percentages16.9%, 59.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(159.4, 55.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.4, 71.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 0%, 24.5%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,818
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9772;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#D4688D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948C70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#868274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00978Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Dark cyan · ΔE 22Teal · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#972B50
Analogous#2B973C, #2B8697
Triadic#722B97, #97722B
Split complementary#972B86, #973C2B
Tetradic#3C2B97, #972B50, #86972B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8E6D1
Lighter +30%#80DBBC
Lighter +20%#58D0A7
Lighter +10%#36BF90
Darker −10%#206F54
Darker −20%#144836
Darker −30%#092018
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13AF7A
Less saturated −25%#437F6A

Channel breakdown

R43
G151
B114
Red43 (16.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue159.44°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 97 · B 72

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