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Recognised as Colour

#2CCC8E

  • #2CCC8E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#2CCC8E is a cyan with RGB values 44, 204, 142 and HSL 157°, 65%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#2CCC8E#2CCC8E
HEX#2CCC8E
RGBrgb(44, 204, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.8, 0.5569
RGB percentages17.3%, 80%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(156.8, 64.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 78.4%, 80%)
CMYK78.4%, 0%, 30.4%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,935,950
CSS custom property--colour: #2CCC8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#D33371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BC8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AE92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.8Aquamarine · ΔE 23Light green · ΔE 23.1Medium spring green · ΔE 25Sea green · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC2C6A
Analogous#2CCC3E, #2CBACC
Triadic#8E2CCC, #CC8E2C
Split complementary#CC2CBA, #CC3E2C
Tetradic#3E2CCC, #CC2C6A, #BACC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF5E6
Lighter +30%#A5ECD0
Lighter +20%#7BE3BB
Lighter +10%#51DAA5
Darker −10%#23A271
Darker −20%#1A7854
Darker −30%#114E36
Darker −40%#082419
More saturated +25%#0DEB95
Less saturated −25%#4BAD87

Channel breakdown

R44
G204
B142
Red44 (17.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue156.75°
Saturation (HSL)64.52%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G CC · B 8E

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