Recognised as Colour
#2CA7BA
- #2CA7BA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2CA7BA is a cyan with RGB values 44, 167, 186 and HSL 188°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2CA7BA#2CA7BA
HEX#2CA7BA
RGBrgb(44, 167, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6549, 0.7294
RGB percentages17.3%, 65.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(188, 61.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 76.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK76.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,926,522
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA7BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#D35845
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA3F2C
Analogous#2CBA86, #2C60BA
Triadic#BA2CA7, #A7BA2C
Split complementary#BA2C60, #BA862C
Tetradic#862CBA, #BA3F2C, #60BA2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G167
B186
Red44 (17.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue188.03°
Saturation (HSL)61.74%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A7 · B BA
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