Recognised as Colour
#2BE1AC
- #2BE1AC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#2BE1AC is a cyan with RGB values 43, 225, 172 and HSL 163°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#2BE1AC#2BE1AC
HEX#2BE1AC
RGBrgb(43, 225, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8824, 0.6745
RGB percentages16.9%, 88.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(162.5, 75.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 80.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK80.9%, 0%, 23.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,875,820
CSS custom property--colour: #2BE1AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#D41E53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E12B60
Analogous#2BE151, #2BBBE1
Triadic#AC2BE1, #E1AC2B
Split complementary#E12BBB, #E1512B
Tetradic#512BE1, #E12B60, #BBE12B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G225
B172
Red43 (16.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue162.53°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G E1 · B AC
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