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Recognised as Colour

#2BA57C

  • #2BA57C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2BA57C is a cyan with RGB values 43, 165, 124 and HSL 160°, 59%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2BA57C#2BA57C
HEX#2BA57C
RGBrgb(43, 165, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6471, 0.4863
RGB percentages16.9%, 64.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(159.8, 58.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.8, 73.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK73.9%, 0%, 24.8%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,860,412
CSS custom property--colour: #2BA57C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 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#D45A83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1997Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#928E7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A59Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
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

Sea green · ΔE 12.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 19.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.1Dark cyan · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A52B54
Analogous#2BA53F, #2B91A5
Triadic#7C2BA5, #A57C2B
Split complementary#A52B91, #A53F2B
Tetradic#3F2BA5, #A52B54, #91A52B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1EBD7
Lighter +30%#89E0C3
Lighter +20%#60D6AE
Lighter +10%#38CB9A
Darker −10%#207D5E
Darker −20%#16543F
Darker −30%#0B2C21
Darker −40%#010302
More saturated +25%#11BF85
Less saturated −25%#458B73

Channel breakdown

R43
G165
B124
Red43 (16.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue159.84°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G A5 · B 7C

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