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Recognised as Colour

#2CAA88

  • #2CAA88
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2CAA88 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 170, 136 and HSL 164°, 59%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2CAA88#2CAA88
HEX#2CAA88
RGBrgb(44, 170, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6667, 0.5333
RGB percentages17.3%, 66.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(163.8, 58.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK74.1%, 0%, 20%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,927,240
CSS custom property--colour: #2CAA88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D35577

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59E86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95928Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3Sea green · ΔE 16.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.1Turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA2C4E
Analogous#2CAA49, #2C8DAA
Triadic#882CAA, #AA882C
Split complementary#AA2C8D, #AA492C
Tetradic#492CAA, #AA2C4E, #8DAA2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6ECDD
Lighter +30%#8DE2CB
Lighter +20%#65D7B8
Lighter +10%#3CCDA6
Darker −10%#228168
Darker −20%#175947
Darker −30%#0D3027
Darker −40%#020806
More saturated +25%#11C594
Less saturated −25%#478F7C

Channel breakdown

R44
G170
B136
Red44 (17.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue163.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G AA · B 88

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