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Recognised as Colour

#2BB0BA

  • #2BB0BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2BB0BA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 176, 186 and HSL 184°, 62%, 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

#2BB0BA#2BB0BA
HEX#2BB0BA
RGBrgb(43, 176, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6902, 0.7294
RGB percentages16.9%, 69%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(184.2, 62.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 76.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK76.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,863,290
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D44F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2A8BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.5Dark cyan · ΔE 14.9Teal · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA352B
Analogous#2BBA7C, #2B69BA
Triadic#BA2BB0, #B0BA2B
Split complementary#BA2B69, #BA7D2B
Tetradic#7C2BBA, #BA352B, #68BA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0EDF1
Lighter +30%#97E1E7
Lighter +20%#6ED6DD
Lighter +10%#44CAD4
Darker −10%#218991
Darker −20%#186267
Darker −30%#0E3A3E
Darker −40%#051314
More saturated +25%#0EC9D7
Less saturated −25%#48979D

Channel breakdown

R43
G176
B186
Red43 (16.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue184.2°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G B0 · B BA

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