Recognised as Colour

#2BA7C3

#2BA7C3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#2BA7C3 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 167, 195 and HSL 191°, 64%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2BA7C3#2BA7C3

HEX#2BA7C3

RGBrgb(43, 167, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6549, 0.7647

RGB percentages16.9%, 65.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(191.1, 63.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 77.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK77.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,860,995

CSS custom property--colour: #2BA7C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#D4583C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A2C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8093C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 17 Sky blue · ΔE 18.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6 Teal · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3472B

Analogous#2BC393, #2B5BC3

Triadic#C32BA7, #A7C32B

Split complementary#C32B5B, #C3932B

Tetradic#932BC3, #C3472B, #5BC32B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7EBF3

Lighter +30%#9DDBE9

Lighter +20%#74CCE0

Lighter +10%#4ABDD7

Darker −10%#228399

Darker −20%#195F6F

Darker −30%#0F3C46

Darker −40%#06181C

More saturated +25%#0DBAE1

Less saturated −25%#4994A5

Channel breakdown

R43

G167

B195

Red43 (16.9%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue191.05°

Saturation (HSL)63.87%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G A7 · B C3

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