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Recognised as Colour

#2DB8B6

  • #2DB8B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#2DB8B6 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 184, 182 and HSL 179°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2DB8B6#2DB8B6
HEX#2DB8B6
RGBrgb(45, 184, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.7216, 0.7137
RGB percentages17.6%, 72.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(179.1, 60.7%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 75.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK75.5%, 0%, 1.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,996,406
CSS custom property--colour: #2DB8B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#D24749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACAFB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A0B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 9Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.4Turquoise · ΔE 16.5Dark cyan · ΔE 16.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B82D2F
Analogous#2DB871, #2D74B8
Triadic#B62DB8, #B8B62D
Split complementary#B82D74, #B8712D
Tetradic#712DB8, #B82D2F, #74B82D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1F0EF
Lighter +30%#98E6E5
Lighter +20%#6FDCDA
Lighter +10%#46D2D0
Darker −10%#238F8D
Darker −20%#196665
Darker −30%#0F3D3C
Darker −40%#051414
More saturated +25%#10D5D2
Less saturated −25%#4A9B9A

Channel breakdown

R45
G184
B182
Red45 (17.6%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue179.14°
Saturation (HSL)60.7%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G B8 · B B6

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