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Recognised as Colour

#2BAFBD

  • #2BAFBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2BAFBD is a cyan with RGB values 43, 175, 189 and HSL 186°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2BAFBD#2BAFBD
HEX#2BAFBD
RGBrgb(43, 175, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6863, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.9%, 68.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(185.8, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK77.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,863,037
CSS custom property--colour: #2BAFBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D45042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C99BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Dark cyan · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4Teal · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD392B
Analogous#2BBD82, #2B66BD
Triadic#BD2BAF, #AFBD2B
Split complementary#BD2B66, #BD822B
Tetradic#822BBD, #BD392B, #66BD2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3EDF1
Lighter +30%#99E0E8
Lighter +20%#70D4DE
Lighter +10%#46C7D5
Darker −10%#228993
Darker −20%#18626A
Darker −30%#0F3C40
Darker −40%#051517
More saturated +25%#0EC6DA
Less saturated −25%#4898A0

Channel breakdown

R43
G175
B189
Red43 (16.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue185.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G AF · B BD

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