Colour

#2D9970

#2D9970
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2D9970 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 153, 112 and HSL 157°, 55%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2D9970#2D9970

HEX#2D9970

RGBrgb(45, 153, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6, 0.4392

RGB percentages17.6%, 60%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(157.2, 54.5%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.2, 70.6%, 60%)

CMYK70.6%, 0%, 26.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,988,400

CSS custom property--colour: #2D9970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#D2668F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#888473no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00998Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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 text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 21.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#992D56

Analogous#2D993A, #2D8C99

Triadic#702D99, #99702D

Split complementary#992D8C, #993A2D

Tetradic#3A2D99, #992D56, #8C992D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ACE6D0

Lighter +30%#84DBBA

Lighter +20%#5DCFA4

Lighter +10%#39C08D

Darker −10%#217253

Darker −20%#164A36

Darker −30%#0A2319

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#14B276

Less saturated −25%#46806A

Channel breakdown

R45

G153

B112

Red45 (17.6%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue157.22°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2D · G 99 · B 70

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