Recognised as Colour
#2B997D
- #2B997D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2B997D is a cyan with RGB values 43, 153, 125 and HSL 165°, 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 Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2B997D#2B997D
HEX#2B997D
RGBrgb(43, 153, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6, 0.4902
RGB percentages16.9%, 60%, 49%
HSLhsl(164.7, 56.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.7, 71.9%, 60%)
CMYK71.9%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,857,341
CSS custom property--colour: #2B997D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 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#D46682
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#992B47
Analogous#2B9946, #2B7E99
Triadic#7D2B99, #997D2B
Split complementary#992B7E, #99462B
Tetradic#462B99, #992B47, #7E992B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G153
B125
Red43 (16.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue164.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 99 · B 7D
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