Recognised as Colour
#2C888F
- #2C888F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2C888F is a cyan with RGB values 44, 136, 143 and HSL 184°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2C888F#2C888F
HEX#2C888F
RGBrgb(44, 136, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5333, 0.5608
RGB percentages17.3%, 53.3%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(184.2, 52.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.2, 69.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK69.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,918,543
CSS custom property--colour: #2C888F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D37770
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F332C
Analogous#2C8F65, #2C568F
Triadic#8F2C88, #888F2C
Split complementary#8F2C56, #8F652C
Tetradic#652C8F, #8F332C, #578F2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G136
B143
Red44 (17.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue184.24°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 88 · B 8F
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