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Recognised as Colour

#2DC2A1

  • #2DC2A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2DC2A1 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 194, 161 and HSL 167°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2DC2A1#2DC2A1
HEX#2DC2A1
RGBrgb(45, 194, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.7608, 0.6314
RGB percentages17.6%, 76.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(166.7, 62.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 76.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK76.8%, 0%, 17%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,998,945
CSS custom property--colour: #2DC2A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#D23D5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB59Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A7A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.3Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C22D4E
Analogous#2DC257, #2D98C2
Triadic#A12DC2, #C2A12D
Split complementary#C22D98, #C2572D
Tetradic#572DC2, #C22D4E, #98C22D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F2E9
Lighter +30%#9FE9D8
Lighter +20%#76DFC8
Lighter +10%#4CD6B7
Darker −10%#23997F
Darker −20%#1A6F5C
Darker −30%#10463A
Darker −40%#071C18
More saturated +25%#0FE0B2
Less saturated −25%#4BA490

Channel breakdown

R45
G194
B161
Red45 (17.6%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue166.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.34%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G C2 · B A1

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