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Recognised as Colour

#2BCA8D

  • #2BCA8D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2BCA8D is a cyan with RGB values 43, 202, 141 and HSL 157°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2BCA8D#2BCA8D
HEX#2BCA8D
RGBrgb(43, 202, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7922, 0.5529
RGB percentages16.9%, 79.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(157, 64.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157, 78.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK78.7%, 0%, 30.2%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,869,901
CSS custom property--colour: #2BCA8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#D43572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7BA89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AD91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 10.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Aquamarine · ΔE 23.2Light green · ΔE 23.6Sea green · ΔE 25.4Medium spring green · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA2B68
Analogous#2BCA3D, #2BB7CA
Triadic#8D2BCA, #CA8D2B
Split complementary#CA2BB7, #CA3D2B
Tetradic#3E2BCA, #CA2B68, #B7CA2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDF4E5
Lighter +30%#A3EBCF
Lighter +20%#79E2BA
Lighter +10%#4FD9A4
Darker −10%#22A070
Darker −20%#197652
Darker −30%#104C35
Darker −40%#072218
More saturated +25%#0CE994
Less saturated −25%#4AAB86

Channel breakdown

R43
G202
B141
Red43 (16.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue156.98°
Saturation (HSL)64.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G CA · B 8D

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