Recognised as Colour
#2C8198
- #2C8198
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2C8198 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 129, 152 and HSL 193°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2C8198#2C8198
HEX#2C8198
RGBrgb(44, 129, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5059, 0.5961
RGB percentages17.3%, 50.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(192.8, 55.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.8, 71.1%, 59.6%)
CMYK71.1%, 15.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,916,760
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8198;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D37E67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98432C
Analogous#2C9879, #2C4B98
Triadic#982C81, #81982C
Split complementary#982C4B, #98792C
Tetradic#792C98, #98432C, #4B982C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G129
B152
Red44 (17.3%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue192.78°
Saturation (HSL)55.1%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 81 · B 98
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