Colour
#2BA2A1
- #2BA2A1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2BA2A1 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 162, 161 and HSL 179°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2BA2A1#2BA2A1
HEX#2BA2A1
RGBrgb(43, 162, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6353, 0.6314
RGB percentages16.9%, 63.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(179.5, 58%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.5, 73.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK73.5%, 0%, 0.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,859,681
CSS custom property--colour: #2BA2A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#D45D5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A22B2C
Analogous#2BA265, #2B68A2
Triadic#A12BA2, #A2A12B
Split complementary#A22B68, #A2652B
Tetradic#662BA2, #A22B2C, #68A22B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G162
B161
Red43 (16.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue179.5°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G A2 · B A1
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