Colour

#2BAAA4

#2BAAA4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2BAAA4 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 170, 164 and HSL 177°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2BAAA4

RGBrgb(43, 170, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6667, 0.6431

RGB percentages16.9%, 66.7%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(177.2, 59.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.2, 74.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK74.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,861,732

CSS custom property--colour: #2BAAA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#D4555B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A1A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E94A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 12 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 15 Teal · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA2B31

Analogous#2BAA65, #2B71AA

Triadic#A42BAA, #AAA42B

Split complementary#AA2B71, #AA652B

Tetradic#642BAA, #AA2B31, #70AA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5ECEA

Lighter +30%#8CE2DE

Lighter +20%#63D8D2

Lighter +10%#3BCDC6

Darker −10%#21817D

Darker −20%#165955

Darker −30%#0C302E

Darker −40%#020707

More saturated +25%#10C5BC

Less saturated −25%#468F8C

Channel breakdown

R43

G170

B164

Red43 (16.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue177.17°

Saturation (HSL)59.62%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G AA · B A4

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