Colour
#2CA5B9
- #2CA5B9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2CA5B9 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 165, 185 and HSL 189°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2CA5B9#2CA5B9
HEX#2CA5B9
RGBrgb(44, 165, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6471, 0.7255
RGB percentages17.3%, 64.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(188.5, 61.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 76.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK76.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,926,009
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA5B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D35A46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9402C
Analogous#2CB986, #2C5FB9
Triadic#B92CA5, #A5B92C
Split complementary#B92C5F, #B9862C
Tetradic#862CB9, #B9402C, #5EB92C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G165
B185
Red44 (17.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue188.51°
Saturation (HSL)61.57%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A5 · B B9
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