Recognised as Colour

#2BB1BB

#2BB1BB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2BB1BB is a cyan with RGB values 43, 177, 187 and HSL 184°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2BB1BB#2BB1BB

HEX#2BB1BB

RGBrgb(43, 177, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6941, 0.7333

RGB percentages16.9%, 69.4%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(184.2, 62.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 77%, 73.3%)

CMYK77%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,863,547

CSS custom property--colour: #2BB1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#D44E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A9BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00B8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 15.3 Teal · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB352B

Analogous#2BBB7D, #2B69BB

Triadic#BB2BB1, #B1BB2B

Split complementary#BB2B69, #BB7D2B

Tetradic#7D2BBB, #BB352B, #69BB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1EDF1

Lighter +30%#98E2E7

Lighter +20%#6ED6DE

Lighter +10%#45CAD4

Darker −10%#218A92

Darker −20%#186368

Darker −30%#0E3B3F

Darker −40%#051415

More saturated +25%#0ECAD8

Less saturated −25%#48989E

Channel breakdown

R43

G177

B187

Red43 (16.9%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue184.17°

Saturation (HSL)62.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G B1 · B BB

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Colour values

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