Recognised as Colour
#2C8893
- #2C8893
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2C8893 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 136, 147 and HSL 186°, 54%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2C8893#2C8893
HEX#2C8893
RGBrgb(44, 136, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5333, 0.5765
RGB percentages17.3%, 53.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(186.4, 53.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 70.1%, 57.6%)
CMYK70.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,918,547
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8893;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D3776C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93372C
Analogous#2C936B, #2C5493
Triadic#932C88, #88932C
Split complementary#932C54, #936B2C
Tetradic#6B2C93, #93372C, #54932C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G136
B147
Red44 (17.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue186.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.93%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 88 · B 93
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