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Recognised as Colour

#2D9E84

  • #2D9E84
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2D9E84 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 158, 132 and HSL 166°, 56%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2D9E84#2D9E84
HEX#2D9E84
RGBrgb(45, 158, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6196, 0.5176
RGB percentages17.6%, 62%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(166.2, 55.7%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 71.5%, 62%)
CMYK71.5%, 0%, 16.5%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,989,700
CSS custom property--colour: #2D9E84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 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#D2617B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999483no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#898986no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A096no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 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

Light seagreen · ΔE 13Dark cyan · ΔE 16.6Sea green · ΔE 17.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Teal · ΔE 18.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E2D47
Analogous#2D9E4C, #2D7F9E
Triadic#842D9E, #9E842D
Split complementary#9E2D7F, #9E4C2D
Tetradic#4C2D9E, #9E2D47, #7F9E2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFE8DB
Lighter +30%#87DDC9
Lighter +20%#5FD2B7
Lighter +10%#38C6A5
Darker −10%#227663
Darker −20%#164F42
Darker −30%#0B2721
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#14B792
Less saturated −25%#468576

Channel breakdown

R45
G158
B132
Red45 (17.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue166.19°
Saturation (HSL)55.67%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 9E · B 84

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