Colour

#2BA28E

#2BA28E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2BA28E is a cyan with RGB values 43, 162, 142 and HSL 170°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2BA28E

RGBrgb(43, 162, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6353, 0.5569

RGB percentages16.9%, 63.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(169.9, 58%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 73.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK73.5%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,859,662

CSS custom property--colour: #2BA28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#D45D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B988Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8C90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A59Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.2 Teal · ΔE 17.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A22B3F

Analogous#2BA252, #2B7BA2

Triadic#8E2BA2, #A28E2B

Split complementary#A22B7B, #A2522B

Tetradic#522BA2, #A22B3F, #7BA22B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AFEAE0

Lighter +30%#87DFD0

Lighter +20%#5FD4C1

Lighter +10%#36CAB1

Darker −10%#207A6B

Darker −20%#165147

Darker −30%#0B2924

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#11BC9F

Less saturated −25%#45887D

Channel breakdown

R43

G162

B142

Red43 (16.9%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue169.92°

Saturation (HSL)58.05%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G A2 · B 8E

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