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Recognised as Colour

#2D9388

  • #2D9388
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2D9388 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 147, 136 and HSL 174°, 53%, 38%. 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

#2D9388#2D9388
HEX#2D9388
RGBrgb(45, 147, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5765, 0.5333
RGB percentages17.6%, 57.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(173.5, 53.1%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 69.4%, 57.6%)
CMYK69.4%, 0%, 7.5%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,986,888
CSS custom property--colour: #2D9388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#D26C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8B88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00968Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 7.1Teal · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#932D38
Analogous#2D9355, #2D6B93
Triadic#882D93, #93882D
Split complementary#932D6B, #93552D
Tetradic#552D93, #932D38, #6B932D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8E4DE
Lighter +30%#81D8CF
Lighter +20%#5ACCC0
Lighter +10%#39BAAC
Darker −10%#216C64
Darker −20%#154540
Darker −30%#091E1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15AB9B
Less saturated −25%#457B75

Channel breakdown

R45
G147
B136
Red45 (17.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue173.53°
Saturation (HSL)53.12%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 93 · B 88

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