Recognised as Colour
#2C8B79
- #2C8B79
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2C8B79 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 139, 121 and HSL 169°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2C8B79#2C8B79
HEX#2C8B79
RGBrgb(44, 139, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5451, 0.4745
RGB percentages17.3%, 54.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(168.6, 51.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 68.3%, 54.5%)
CMYK68.3%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,289
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8B79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D37486
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B2C3E
Analogous#2C8B4A, #2C6D8B
Triadic#792C8B, #8B792C
Split complementary#8B2C6D, #8B4A2C
Tetradic#4A2C8B, #8B2C3E, #6D8B2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G139
B121
Red44 (17.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue168.63°
Saturation (HSL)51.91%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8B · B 79
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