Recognised as Colour
#2D8A94
- #2D8A94
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2D8A94 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 138, 148 and HSL 186°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2D8A94#2D8A94
HEX#2D8A94
RGBrgb(45, 138, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5412, 0.5804
RGB percentages17.6%, 54.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(185.8, 53.4%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 69.6%, 58%)
CMYK69.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,984,596
CSS custom property--colour: #2D8A94;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D2756B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#94372D
Analogous#2D946B, #2D5794
Triadic#942D8A, #8A942D
Split complementary#942D57, #946A2D
Tetradic#6B2D94, #94372D, #57942D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G138
B148
Red45 (17.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue185.83°
Saturation (HSL)53.37%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 8A · B 94
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