Colour
#2D909D
- #2D909D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2D909D is a cyan with RGB values 45, 144, 157 and HSL 187°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2D909D#2D909D
HEX#2D909D
RGBrgb(45, 144, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5647, 0.6157
RGB percentages17.6%, 56.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(187, 55.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 71.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK71.3%, 8.3%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,986,141
CSS custom property--colour: #2D909D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#D26F62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D3A2D
Analogous#2D9D72, #2D589D
Triadic#9D2D90, #909D2D
Split complementary#9D2D58, #9D722D
Tetradic#722D9D, #9D3A2D, #589D2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G144
B157
Red45 (17.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue186.96°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 90 · B 9D
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