Recognised as Colour
#2B9DB3
- #2B9DB3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2B9DB3 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 157, 179 and HSL 190°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2B9DB3#2B9DB3
HEX#2B9DB3
RGBrgb(43, 157, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6157, 0.702
RGB percentages16.9%, 61.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(189.7, 61.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 76%, 70.2%)
CMYK76%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,858,419
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9DB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D4624C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3412B
Analogous#2BB385, #2B59B3
Triadic#B32B9D, #9DB32B
Split complementary#B32B59, #B3852B
Tetradic#852BB3, #B3412B, #59B32B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G157
B179
Red43 (16.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue189.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 9D · B B3
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