Recognised as Colour
#2DDAAD
- #2DDAAD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#2DDAAD is a cyan with RGB values 45, 218, 173 and HSL 164°, 70%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#2DDAAD#2DDAAD
HEX#2DDAAD
RGBrgb(45, 218, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.8549, 0.6784
RGB percentages17.6%, 85.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(164.4, 70%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.4, 79.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK79.4%, 0%, 20.6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,005,101
CSS custom property--colour: #2DDAAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#D22552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DA2D5A
Analogous#2DDA57, #2DB0DA
Triadic#AD2DDA, #DAAD2D
Split complementary#DA2DB0, #DA572D
Tetradic#572DDA, #DA2D5A, #B1DA2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G218
B173
Red45 (17.6%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue164.39°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G DA · B AD
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