Recognised as Colour
#2BA0B3
- #2BA0B3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2BA0B3 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 160, 179 and HSL 188°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2BA0B3#2BA0B3
HEX#2BA0B3
RGBrgb(43, 160, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6275, 0.702
RGB percentages16.9%, 62.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(188.4, 61.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 76%, 70.2%)
CMYK76%, 10.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,859,187
CSS custom property--colour: #2BA0B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D45F4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B33E2B
Analogous#2BB382, #2B5CB3
Triadic#B32BA0, #A0B32B
Split complementary#B32B5C, #B3822B
Tetradic#822BB3, #B33E2B, #5CB32B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G160
B179
Red43 (16.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue188.38°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G A0 · B B3
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