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Recognised as Colour

#2CAEB5

  • #2CAEB5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2CAEB5 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 174, 181 and HSL 183°, 61%, 44%. 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

#2CAEB5#2CAEB5
HEX#2CAEB5
RGBrgb(44, 174, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.6824, 0.7098
RGB percentages17.3%, 68.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(183.1, 60.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.1, 75.7%, 71%)
CMYK75.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,928,309
CSS custom property--colour: #2CAEB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D3514A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A6B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D98B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Dark cyan · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3Teal · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5332C
Analogous#2CB577, #2C6AB5
Triadic#B52CAE, #AEB52C
Split complementary#B52C6A, #B5782C
Tetradic#772CB5, #B5332C, #69B52C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEEDEF
Lighter +30%#95E1E5
Lighter +20%#6CD6DB
Lighter +10%#43CAD1
Darker −10%#22878C
Darker −20%#185F63
Darker −30%#0E383A
Darker −40%#041011
More saturated +25%#10C7D1
Less saturated −25%#489599

Channel breakdown

R44
G174
B181
Red44 (17.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue183.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G AE · B B5

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