Recognised as Colour
#2D9788
- #2D9788
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2D9788 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 151, 136 and HSL 172°, 54%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2D9788#2D9788
HEX#2D9788
RGBrgb(45, 151, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5922, 0.5333
RGB percentages17.6%, 59.2%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(171.5, 54.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 70.2%, 59.2%)
CMYK70.2%, 0%, 9.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,987,912
CSS custom property--colour: #2D9788;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D26877
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972D3C
Analogous#2D9753, #2D7197
Triadic#882D97, #97882D
Split complementary#972D71, #97532D
Tetradic#532D97, #972D3C, #71972D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G151
B136
Red45 (17.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue171.51°
Saturation (HSL)54.08%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 97 · B 88
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