Colour
#2E879B
- #2E879B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2E879B is a cyan with RGB values 46, 135, 155 and HSL 191°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2E879B#2E879B
HEX#2E879B
RGBrgb(46, 135, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5294, 0.6078
RGB percentages18%, 52.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(191, 54.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 70.3%, 60.8%)
CMYK70.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,049,371
CSS custom property--colour: #2E879B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D17864
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B422E
Analogous#2E9B79, #2E519B
Triadic#9B2E87, #879B2E
Split complementary#9B2E51, #9B782E
Tetradic#792E9B, #9B422E, #519B2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G135
B155
Red46 (18%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue191.01°
Saturation (HSL)54.23%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 87 · B 9B
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