Colour
#2CA49D
- #2CA49D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2CA49D is a cyan with RGB values 44, 164, 157 and HSL 177°, 58%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2CA49D#2CA49D
HEX#2CA49D
RGBrgb(44, 164, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6431, 0.6157
RGB percentages17.3%, 64.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(176.5, 57.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 73.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK73.2%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,925,725
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA49D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D35B62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A42C33
Analogous#2CA461, #2C6FA4
Triadic#9D2CA4, #A49D2C
Split complementary#A42C6F, #A4612C
Tetradic#612CA4, #A42C33, #6FA42C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G164
B157
Red44 (17.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue176.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G A4 · B 9D
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