Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2D99A3

  • #2D99A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2D99A3 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 153, 163 and HSL 185°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2D99A3#2D99A3
HEX#2D99A3
RGBrgb(45, 153, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6, 0.6392
RGB percentages17.6%, 60%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(185.1, 56.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 72.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK72.4%, 6.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,988,451
CSS custom property--colour: #2D99A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D2665C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C93A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C86A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 8.8Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Teal · ΔE 11.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 22.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3372D
Analogous#2DA372, #2D5EA3
Triadic#A32D99, #99A32D
Split complementary#A32D5E, #A3722D
Tetradic#722DA3, #A3372D, #5EA32D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E5EA
Lighter +30%#8AD8DF
Lighter +20%#62CAD4
Lighter +10%#3ABDC9
Darker −10%#22737B
Darker −20%#174E53
Darker −30%#0C282B
Darker −40%#010303
More saturated +25%#13AFBD
Less saturated −25%#478389

Channel breakdown

R45
G153
B163
Red45 (17.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue185.08°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 99 · B A3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2d99a3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.