Recognised as Colour
#2BD6AA
- #2BD6AA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#2BD6AA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 214, 170 and HSL 165°, 68%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#2BD6AA#2BD6AA
HEX#2BD6AA
RGBrgb(43, 214, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8392, 0.6667
RGB percentages16.9%, 83.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(164.6, 67.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 79.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK79.9%, 0%, 20.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,873,002
CSS custom property--colour: #2BD6AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#D42955
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D62B57
Analogous#2BD655, #2BACD6
Triadic#AA2BD6, #D6AA2B
Split complementary#D62BAC, #D6552B
Tetradic#552BD6, #D62B57, #ACD62B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G214
B170
Red43 (16.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue164.56°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G D6 · B AA
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