Recognised as Colour
#2DA2B2
- #2DA2B2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2DA2B2 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 162, 178 and HSL 187°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2DA2B2#2DA2B2
HEX#2DA2B2
RGBrgb(45, 162, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6353, 0.698
RGB percentages17.6%, 63.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(187.2, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK74.7%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,990,770
CSS custom property--colour: #2DA2B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D25D4D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B23D2D
Analogous#2DB280, #2D60B2
Triadic#B22DA2, #A2B22D
Split complementary#B22D60, #B2802D
Tetradic#802DB2, #B23D2D, #5FB22D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G162
B178
Red45 (17.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue187.22°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G A2 · B B2
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