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Recognised as Colour

#2B99AF

  • #2B99AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2B99AF is a cyan with RGB values 43, 153, 175 and HSL 190°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2B99AF#2B99AF
HEX#2B99AF
RGBrgb(43, 153, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.9%, 60%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(190, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK75.4%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,857,391
CSS custom property--colour: #2B99AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D46650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8994B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7787AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Dark cyan · ΔE 15.1Teal · ΔE 16.7Light seagreen · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF412B
Analogous#2BAF83, #2B57AF
Triadic#AF2B99, #99AF2B
Split complementary#AF2B57, #AF832B
Tetradic#832BAF, #AF412B, #57AF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E5EE
Lighter +30%#8FD6E4
Lighter +20%#66C6DA
Lighter +10%#3EB7CF
Darker −10%#217586
Darker −20%#17515D
Darker −30%#0D2E34
Darker −40%#030A0B
More saturated +25%#10ABCA
Less saturated −25%#468794

Channel breakdown

R43
G153
B175
Red43 (16.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 99 · B AF

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