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Recognised as Colour

#2CA0A1

  • #2CA0A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2CA0A1 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 160, 161 and HSL 181°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2CA0A1#2CA0A1
HEX#2CA0A1
RGBrgb(44, 160, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6275, 0.6314
RGB percentages17.3%, 62.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(180.5, 57.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.5, 72.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK72.7%, 0.6%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,924,705
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA0A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D35F5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9598A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#848CA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 9.7Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Teal · ΔE 12Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A12D2C
Analogous#2CA167, #2C65A1
Triadic#A12CA0, #A0A12C
Split complementary#A12C65, #A1672C
Tetradic#682CA1, #A12D2C, #66A12C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0E9E9
Lighter +30%#88DEDE
Lighter +20%#60D2D3
Lighter +10%#38C7C8
Darker −10%#217879
Darker −20%#165051
Darker −30%#0B2929
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#12B9BB
Less saturated −25%#468787

Channel breakdown

R44
G160
B161
Red44 (17.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue180.51°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A0 · B A1

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