Recognised as Colour
#2B9794
- #2B9794
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2B9794 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 151, 148 and HSL 178°, 56%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2B9794#2B9794
HEX#2B9794
RGBrgb(43, 151, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5922, 0.5804
RGB percentages16.9%, 59.2%, 58%
HSLhsl(178.3, 55.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 71.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 0%, 2%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,852
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9794;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D4686B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972B2E
Analogous#2B975E, #2B6497
Triadic#942B97, #97942B
Split complementary#972B64, #975E2B
Tetradic#5E2B97, #972B2E, #64972B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G151
B148
Red43 (16.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue178.33°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 97 · B 94
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