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Recognised as Colour

#2BB588

  • #2BB588
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2BB588 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 181, 136 and HSL 160°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2BB588#2BB588
HEX#2BB588
RGBrgb(43, 181, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7098, 0.5333
RGB percentages16.9%, 71%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(160.4, 61.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.4, 76.2%, 71%)
CMYK76.2%, 0%, 24.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,864,520
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D44A77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5A9no 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 text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.5Sea green · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.2Turquoise · ΔE 22.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B52B58
Analogous#2BB543, #2B9DB5
Triadic#882BB5, #B5882B
Split complementary#B52B9D, #B5432B
Tetradic#432BB5, #B52B58, #9DB52B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDEFDF
Lighter +30%#94E5CB
Lighter +20%#6ADCB7
Lighter +10%#41D2A3
Darker −10%#218C69
Darker −20%#17634A
Darker −30%#0E392B
Darker −40%#04100C
More saturated +25%#0FD192
Less saturated −25%#47997E

Channel breakdown

R43
G181
B136
Red43 (16.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue160.43°
Saturation (HSL)61.61%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G B5 · B 88

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