Recognised as Colour

#2BB386

#2BB386
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2BB386 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 179, 134 and HSL 160°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2BB386

RGBrgb(43, 179, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.702, 0.5255

RGB percentages16.9%, 70.2%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(160.1, 61.3%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160.1, 76%, 70.2%)

CMYK76%, 0%, 25.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,864,006

CSS custom property--colour: #2BB386;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#D44C79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.9 Sea green · ΔE 16.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2 Turquoise · ΔE 23.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B32B58

Analogous#2BB342, #2B9CB3

Triadic#862BB3, #B3862B

Split complementary#B32B9C, #B3422B

Tetradic#422BB3, #B32B58, #9CB32B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBEFDE

Lighter +30%#92E5C9

Lighter +20%#69DBB5

Lighter +10%#40D1A1

Darker −10%#218A67

Darker −20%#176148

Darker −30%#0D382A

Darker −40%#030F0B

More saturated +25%#0FCF8F

Less saturated −25%#47977D

Channel breakdown

R43

G179

B134

Red43 (16.9%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue160.15°

Saturation (HSL)61.26%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G B3 · B 86

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