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Colour

#2C9280

  • #2C9280
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2C9280 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 146, 128 and HSL 169°, 54%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2C9280#2C9280
HEX#2C9280
RGBrgb(44, 146, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5725, 0.502
RGB percentages17.3%, 57.3%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(169.4, 53.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 69.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 0%, 12.3%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,921,088
CSS custom property--colour: #2C9280;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D36D7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C897Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7F81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00948Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.8Teal · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 14Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 20.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#922C3E
Analogous#2C924D, #2C7192
Triadic#802C92, #92802C
Split complementary#922C71, #924D2C
Tetradic#4D2C92, #922C3E, #71922C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6E4D9
Lighter +30%#7FD8C9
Lighter +20%#57CDB8
Lighter +10%#38B9A2
Darker −10%#206B5E
Darker −20%#14443B
Darker −30%#091C19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14AA8F
Less saturated −25%#447A71

Channel breakdown

R44
G146
B128
Red44 (17.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue169.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.68%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 92 · B 80

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