Recognised as Colour
#2BE4AA
- #2BE4AA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#2BE4AA is a cyan with RGB values 43, 228, 170 and HSL 161°, 77%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#2BE4AA#2BE4AA
HEX#2BE4AA
RGBrgb(43, 228, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.8941, 0.6667
RGB percentages16.9%, 89.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(161.2, 77.4%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 81.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK81.1%, 0%, 25.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,876,586
CSS custom property--colour: #2BE4AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#D41B55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E42B65
Analogous#2BE44D, #2BC2E4
Triadic#AA2BE4, #E4AA2B
Split complementary#E42BC2, #E44D2B
Tetradic#4D2BE4, #E42B65, #C2E42B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G228
B170
Red43 (16.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue161.19°
Saturation (HSL)77.41%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G E4 · B AA
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