Recognised as Colour
#2CBFA4
- #2CBFA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#2CBFA4 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 191, 164 and HSL 169°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#2CBFA4#2CBFA4
HEX#2CBFA4
RGBrgb(44, 191, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.749, 0.6431
RGB percentages17.3%, 74.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(169, 62.6%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169, 77%, 74.9%)
CMYK77%, 0%, 14.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,932,644
CSS custom property--colour: #2CBFA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D3405B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF2C47
Analogous#2CBF5B, #2C91BF
Triadic#A42CBF, #BFA42C
Split complementary#BF2C91, #BF5B2C
Tetradic#5B2CBF, #BF2C47, #91BF2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G191
B164
Red44 (17.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue168.98°
Saturation (HSL)62.55%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G BF · B A4
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