Recognised as Colour

#2CAACB

#2CAACB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#2CAACB is a cyan with RGB values 44, 170, 203 and HSL 192°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#2CAACB#2CAACB

HEX#2CAACB

RGBrgb(44, 170, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6667, 0.7961

RGB percentages17.3%, 66.7%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(192.5, 64.4%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.5, 78.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK78.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,927,307

CSS custom property--colour: #2CAACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#D35534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96A5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8196CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 17.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB4D2C

Analogous#2CCB9D, #2C5ACB

Triadic#CB2CAA, #AACB2C

Split complementary#CB2C5A, #CB9D2C

Tetradic#9D2CCB, #CB4D2C, #5ACB2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFEDF4

Lighter +30%#A5DDEB

Lighter +20%#7BCDE2

Lighter +10%#51BDD9

Darker −10%#2387A1

Darker −20%#1A6477

Darker −30%#11414D

Darker −40%#081E23

More saturated +25%#0DBCEA

Less saturated −25%#4B98AC

Channel breakdown

R44

G170

B203

Red44 (17.3%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue192.45°

Saturation (HSL)64.37%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G AA · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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