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Recognised as Colour

#2CACBD

  • #2CACBD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2CACBD is a cyan with RGB values 44, 172, 189 and HSL 187°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2CACBD#2CACBD
HEX#2CACBD
RGBrgb(44, 172, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6745, 0.7412
RGB percentages17.3%, 67.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(187, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK76.7%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,927,805
CSS custom property--colour: #2CACBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#D35342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8997BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Dark cyan · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.5Teal · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD3D2C
Analogous#2CBD85, #2C64BD
Triadic#BD2CAC, #ACBD2C
Split complementary#BD2C64, #BD862C
Tetradic#852CBD, #BD3D2C, #63BD2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4ECF1
Lighter +30%#9ADFE8
Lighter +20%#71D1DE
Lighter +10%#48C4D4
Darker −10%#228694
Darker −20%#19616A
Darker −30%#0F3B41
Darker −40%#051518
More saturated +25%#0FC2DA
Less saturated −25%#4996A0

Channel breakdown

R44
G172
B189
Red44 (17.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue187.03°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G AC · B BD

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