Colour
#2E8E9A
- #2E8E9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2E8E9A is a cyan with RGB values 46, 142, 154 and HSL 187°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2E8E9A#2E8E9A
HEX#2E8E9A
RGBrgb(46, 142, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5569, 0.6039
RGB percentages18%, 55.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(186.7, 54%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 70.1%, 60.4%)
CMYK70.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,051,162
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8E9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D17165
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A3A2E
Analogous#2E9A70, #2E589A
Triadic#9A2E8E, #8E9A2E
Split complementary#9A2E58, #9A702E
Tetradic#702E9A, #9A3A2E, #589A2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G142
B154
Red46 (18%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue186.67°
Saturation (HSL)54%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8E · B 9A
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