Colour

#2DB3B1

#2DB3B1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2DB3B1 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 179, 177 and HSL 179°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2DB3B1#2DB3B1

HEX#2DB3B1

RGBrgb(45, 179, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.702, 0.6941

RGB percentages17.6%, 70.2%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(179.1, 59.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 74.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK74.9%, 0%, 1.1%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,995,121

CSS custom property--colour: #2DB3B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#D24C4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7AAB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#949CB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 16 Turquoise · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.07, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B32D2F

Analogous#2DB36E, #2D72B3

Triadic#B12DB3, #B3B12D

Split complementary#B32D72, #B36E2D

Tetradic#6E2DB3, #B32D2F, #72B32D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDEFEE

Lighter +30%#95E4E3

Lighter +20%#6CDAD8

Lighter +10%#43D0CE

Darker −10%#238A89

Darker −20%#196160

Darker −30%#0E3938

Darker −40%#041010

More saturated +25%#11CFCC

Less saturated −25%#499796

Channel breakdown

R45

G179

B177

Red45 (17.6%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue179.1°

Saturation (HSL)59.82%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2D · G B3 · B B1

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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