Recognised as Colour
#2E8CA4
- #2E8CA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2E8CA4 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 140, 164 and HSL 192°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2E8CA4#2E8CA4
HEX#2E8CA4
RGBrgb(46, 140, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.549, 0.6431
RGB percentages18%, 54.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(192.2, 56.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 72%, 64.3%)
CMYK72%, 14.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,660
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8CA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D1735B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4462E
Analogous#2EA481, #2E51A4
Triadic#A42E8C, #8CA42E
Split complementary#A42E51, #A4812E
Tetradic#812EA4, #A4462E, #51A42E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G140
B164
Red46 (18%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue192.2°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8C · B A4
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