Recognised as Colour
#2BA3BA
- #2BA3BA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2BA3BA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 163, 186 and HSL 190°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2BA3BA#2BA3BA
HEX#2BA3BA
RGBrgb(43, 163, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6392, 0.7294
RGB percentages16.9%, 63.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(189.7, 62.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 76.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK76.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,859,962
CSS custom property--colour: #2BA3BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D45C45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA422B
Analogous#2BBA8A, #2B5BBA
Triadic#BA2BA3, #A3BA2B
Split complementary#BA2B5B, #BA8A2B
Tetradic#8A2BBA, #BA422B, #5BBA2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G163
B186
Red43 (16.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue189.65°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G A3 · B BA
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