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Recognised as Colour

#2D9BA5

  • #2D9BA5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2D9BA5 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 155, 165 and HSL 185°, 57%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2D9BA5#2D9BA5
HEX#2D9BA5
RGBrgb(45, 155, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6078, 0.6471
RGB percentages17.6%, 60.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(185, 57.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 72.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK72.7%, 6.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,988,965
CSS custom property--colour: #2D9BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#D2645A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E94A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D88A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A19Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 9.2Cadetblue · ΔE 10Teal · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5372D
Analogous#2DA573, #2D5FA5
Triadic#A52D9B, #9BA52D
Split complementary#A52D5F, #A5732D
Tetradic#732DA5, #A5372D, #5FA52D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4E6EA
Lighter +30%#8CD9E0
Lighter +20%#63CBD5
Lighter +10%#3BBECA
Darker −10%#22757D
Darker −20%#175055
Darker −30%#0C2A2D
Darker −40%#010405
More saturated +25%#13B1BF
Less saturated −25%#47858B

Channel breakdown

R45
G155
B165
Red45 (17.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 9B · B A5

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