Recognised as Colour
#2DA8BD
- #2DA8BD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2DA8BD is a cyan with RGB values 45, 168, 189 and HSL 189°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2DA8BD#2DA8BD
HEX#2DA8BD
RGBrgb(45, 168, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6588, 0.7412
RGB percentages17.6%, 65.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(188.8, 61.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 76.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK76.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,992,317
CSS custom property--colour: #2DA8BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#D25742
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BD422D
Analogous#2DBD8A, #2D60BD
Triadic#BD2DA8, #A8BD2D
Split complementary#BD2D60, #BD8A2D
Tetradic#8A2DBD, #BD422D, #60BD2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G168
B189
Red45 (17.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue188.75°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G A8 · B BD
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