Recognised as Colour
#2E8198
- #2E8198
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2E8198 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 129, 152 and HSL 193°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2E8198#2E8198
HEX#2E8198
RGBrgb(46, 129, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5059, 0.5961
RGB percentages18%, 50.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(193, 53.5%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193, 69.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK69.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,047,832
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8198;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D17E67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98452E
Analogous#2E987A, #2E4C98
Triadic#982E81, #81982E
Split complementary#982E4C, #987A2E
Tetradic#7A2E98, #98452E, #4C982E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G129
B152
Red46 (18%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue193.02°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 81 · B 98
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