Colour

#2CAEB0

#2CAEB0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2CAEB0 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 174, 176 and HSL 181°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2CAEB0#2CAEB0

HEX#2CAEB0

RGBrgb(44, 174, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6824, 0.6902

RGB percentages17.3%, 68.2%, 69%

HSLhsl(180.9, 60%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 75%, 69%)

CMYK75%, 1.1%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,928,304

CSS custom property--colour: #2CAEB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#D3514F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A5B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F98B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13 Dark cyan · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 14 Teal · ΔE 17.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B02E2C

Analogous#2CB070, #2C6CB0

Triadic#B02CAE, #AEB02C

Split complementary#B02C6C, #B0702C

Tetradic#702CB0, #B02E2C, #6CB02C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAEDEE

Lighter +30%#91E2E4

Lighter +20%#69D8D9

Lighter +10%#40CDCF

Darker −10%#228687

Darker −20%#185D5E

Darker −30%#0D3536

Darker −40%#030D0D

More saturated +25%#11C9CC

Less saturated −25%#489394

Channel breakdown

R44

G174

B176

Red44 (17.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue180.91°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G AE · B B0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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