Recognised as Colour
#2E8C96
- #2E8C96
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2E8C96 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 140, 150 and HSL 186°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2E8C96#2E8C96
HEX#2E8C96
RGBrgb(46, 140, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.549, 0.5882
RGB percentages18%, 54.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(185.8, 53.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 69.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK69.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,646
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8C96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D17369
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96382E
Analogous#2E966C, #2E5896
Triadic#962E8C, #8C962E
Split complementary#962E58, #966C2E
Tetradic#6C2E96, #96382E, #58962E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G140
B150
Red46 (18%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue185.77°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8C · B 96
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