Colour
#2C8F8F
- #2C8F8F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2C8F8F is a cyan with RGB values 44, 143, 143 and HSL 180°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2C8F8F#2C8F8F
HEX#2C8F8F
RGBrgb(44, 143, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5608, 0.5608
RGB percentages17.3%, 56.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(180, 52.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 69.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK69.2%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,920,335
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8F8F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D37070
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F2C2C
Analogous#2C8F5E, #2C5E8F
Triadic#8F2C8F, #8F8F2C
Split complementary#8F2C5E, #8F5E2C
Tetradic#5E2C8F, #8F2C2C, #5E8F2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G143
B143
Red44 (17.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8F · B 8F
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