Recognised as Colour
#2C9790
- #2C9790
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2C9790 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 151, 144 and HSL 176°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2C9790#2C9790
HEX#2C9790
RGBrgb(44, 151, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5922, 0.5647
RGB percentages17.3%, 59.2%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(176.1, 54.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.1, 70.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK70.9%, 0%, 4.6%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,922,384
CSS custom property--colour: #2C9790;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D3686F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972C33
Analogous#2C975B, #2C6997
Triadic#902C97, #97902C
Split complementary#972C69, #975A2C
Tetradic#5A2C97, #972C33, #69972C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G151
B144
Red44 (17.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue176.07°
Saturation (HSL)54.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 97 · B 90
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