Recognised as Colour

#2CB491

#2CB491
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2CB491 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 180, 145 and HSL 165°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#2CB491

RGBrgb(44, 180, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7059, 0.5686

RGB percentages17.3%, 70.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(164.6, 60.7%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.6, 75.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK75.6%, 0%, 19.4%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,929,809

CSS custom property--colour: #2CB491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#D34B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA88Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Sea green · ΔE 19.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B42C4F

Analogous#2CB44D, #2C93B4

Triadic#912CB4, #B4912C

Split complementary#B42C93, #B44D2C

Tetradic#4D2CB4, #B42C4F, #93B42C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDEFE2

Lighter +30%#94E5D0

Lighter +20%#6BDBBE

Lighter +10%#42D1AC

Darker −10%#228B70

Darker −20%#18624F

Darker −30%#0E392E

Darker −40%#04100D

More saturated +25%#10D09F

Less saturated −25%#489883

Channel breakdown

R44

G180

B145

Red44 (17.3%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue164.56°

Saturation (HSL)60.71%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G B4 · B 91

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