Recognised as Colour
#2CA8C1
- #2CA8C1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2CA8C1 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 168, 193 and HSL 190°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2CA8C1#2CA8C1
HEX#2CA8C1
RGBrgb(44, 168, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6588, 0.7569
RGB percentages17.3%, 65.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(190.1, 62.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 77.2%, 75.7%)
CMYK77.2%, 13%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,926,785
CSS custom property--colour: #2CA8C1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#D3573E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1452C
Analogous#2CC18F, #2C5EC1
Triadic#C12CA8, #A8C12C
Split complementary#C12C5E, #C18F2C
Tetradic#8F2CC1, #C1452C, #5DC12C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G168
B193
Red44 (17.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue190.07°
Saturation (HSL)62.87%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G A8 · B C1
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