Recognised as Colour
#2D8A6E
- #2D8A6E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#2D8A6E is a cyan with RGB values 45, 138, 110 and HSL 162°, 51%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#2D8A6E#2D8A6E
HEX#2D8A6E
RGBrgb(45, 138, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5412, 0.4314
RGB percentages17.6%, 54.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(161.9, 50.8%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.9, 67.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK67.4%, 0%, 20.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,984,558
CSS custom property--colour: #2D8A6E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D27591
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A2D49
Analogous#2D8A3F, #2D778A
Triadic#6E2D8A, #8A6E2D
Split complementary#8A2D77, #8A402D
Tetradic#402D8A, #8A2D49, #778A2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G138
B110
Red45 (17.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue161.94°
Saturation (HSL)50.82%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 8A · B 6E
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