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Recognised as Colour

#2BAB89

  • #2BAB89
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2BAB89 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 171, 137 and HSL 164°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2BAB89#2BAB89
HEX#2BAB89
RGBrgb(43, 171, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6706, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.9%, 67.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(164.1, 59.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.1, 74.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK74.9%, 0%, 19.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,861,961
CSS custom property--colour: #2BAB89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D45476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69F87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#95938Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.2Sea green · ΔE 16.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9Turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB2B4D
Analogous#2BAB49, #2B8DAB
Triadic#892BAB, #AB892B
Split complementary#AB2B8D, #AB492B
Tetradic#492BAB, #AB2B4D, #8DAB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5EDDE
Lighter +30%#8DE2CC
Lighter +20%#64D8B9
Lighter +10%#3BCEA7
Darker −10%#218268
Darker −20%#175948
Darker −30%#0C3127
Darker −40%#020806
More saturated +25%#10C696
Less saturated −25%#46907C

Channel breakdown

R43
G171
B137
Red43 (16.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue164.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G AB · B 89

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