Colour
#2D8AA3
- #2D8AA3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2D8AA3 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 138, 163 and HSL 193°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2D8AA3#2D8AA3
HEX#2D8AA3
RGBrgb(45, 138, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5412, 0.6392
RGB percentages17.6%, 54.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(192.7, 56.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 72.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK72.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,984,611
CSS custom property--colour: #2D8AA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D2755C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3462D
Analogous#2DA381, #2D4FA3
Triadic#A32D8A, #8AA32D
Split complementary#A32D4F, #A3812D
Tetradic#812DA3, #A3462D, #4FA32D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G138
B163
Red45 (17.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue192.71°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 8A · B A3
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