Recognised as Colour
#2D6261
- #2D6261
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2D6261 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 98, 97 and HSL 179°, 37%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2D6261#2D6261
HEX#2D6261
RGBrgb(45, 98, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3843, 0.3804
RGB percentages17.6%, 38.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(178.9, 37.1%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 54.1%, 38.4%)
CMYK54.1%, 0%, 1%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,974,305
CSS custom property--colour: #2D6261;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#D29D9E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#622D2E
Analogous#2D6246, #2D4962
Triadic#612D62, #62612D
Split complementary#622D49, #62462D
Tetradic#462D62, #622D2E, #49622D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G98
B97
Red45 (17.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue178.87°
Saturation (HSL)37.06%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 62 · B 61
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