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Colour

#2D8C99

  • #2D8C99
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2D8C99 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 140, 153 and HSL 187°, 55%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2D8C99#2D8C99
HEX#2D8C99
RGBrgb(45, 140, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.549, 0.6
RGB percentages17.6%, 54.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(187.2, 54.5%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 70.6%, 60%)
CMYK70.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,985,113
CSS custom property--colour: #2D8C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D27366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80879Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#707B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#009290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 9.9Teal · ΔE 10.3Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Light seagreen · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993A2D
Analogous#2D9970, #2D5699
Triadic#992D8C, #8C992D
Split complementary#992D56, #99702D
Tetradic#702D99, #993A2D, #56992D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACDFE6
Lighter +30%#84D0DB
Lighter +20%#5DC1CF
Lighter +10%#39B0C0
Darker −10%#216872
Darker −20%#16444A
Darker −30%#0A2023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#149FB2
Less saturated −25%#467980

Channel breakdown

R45
G140
B153
Red45 (17.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue187.22°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 8C · B 99

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