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Recognised as Colour

#2C8D72

  • #2C8D72
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#2C8D72 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 141, 114 and HSL 163°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2C8D72#2C8D72
HEX#2C8D72
RGBrgb(44, 141, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5529, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.3%, 55.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(163.3, 52.4%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.3, 68.8%, 55.3%)
CMYK68.8%, 0%, 19.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,794
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D3728D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898471no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7A74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.7Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Teal · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 22Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D2C47
Analogous#2C8D41, #2C788D
Triadic#722C8D, #8D722C
Split complementary#8D2C78, #8D422C
Tetradic#422C8D, #8D2C47, #788D2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3E2D1
Lighter +30%#7CD6BD
Lighter +20%#55CAA9
Lighter +10%#38B491
Darker −10%#206653
Darker −20%#143F33
Darker −30%#081814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15A47C
Less saturated −25%#437668

Channel breakdown

R44
G141
B114
Red44 (17.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue163.3°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8D · B 72

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