Recognised as Colour

#2CB593

#2CB593
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2CB593 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 181, 147 and HSL 165°, 61%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2CB593#2CB593

HEX#2CB593

RGBrgb(44, 181, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.7098, 0.5765

RGB percentages17.3%, 71%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(165.1, 60.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.1, 75.7%, 71%)

CMYK75.7%, 0%, 18.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,930,067

CSS custom property--colour: #2CB593;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#D34A6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFA991no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E9C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9 Sea green · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B52C4E

Analogous#2CB54F, #2C93B5

Triadic#932CB5, #B5932C

Split complementary#B52C92, #B54F2C

Tetradic#4F2CB5, #B52C4E, #93B52C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEEFE3

Lighter +30%#95E5D1

Lighter +20%#6CDBC0

Lighter +10%#43D1AE

Darker −10%#228C72

Darker −20%#186350

Darker −30%#0E3A2F

Darker −40%#04110E

More saturated +25%#10D1A1

Less saturated −25%#489985

Channel breakdown

R44

G181

B147

Red44 (17.3%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue165.11°

Saturation (HSL)60.89%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G B5 · B 93

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