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Recognised as Colour

#2C8282

  • #2C8282
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Teal

#2C8282 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 130, 130 and HSL 180°, 49%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#2C8282#2C8282
HEX#2C8282
RGBrgb(44, 130, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5098, 0.5098
RGB percentages17.3%, 51%, 51%
HSLhsl(180, 49.4%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 66.2%, 51%)
CMYK66.2%, 0%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,916,994
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8282;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#D37D7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7C82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 4.2Dark cyan · ΔE 6.4Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 4.24, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#822C2C
Analogous#2C8257, #2C5782
Triadic#822C82, #82822C
Split complementary#822C57, #82572C
Tetradic#572C82, #822C2C, #57822C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CDEDE
Lighter +30%#76D1D1
Lighter +20%#50C4C4
Lighter +10%#39A8A8
Darker −10%#1F5C5C
Darker −20%#123636
Darker −30%#051010
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#169898
Less saturated −25%#426C6C

Channel breakdown

R44
G130
B130
Red44 (17.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 82 · B 82

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