Colour
#2E9090
- #2E9090
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2E9090 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 144, 144 and HSL 180°, 52%, 37%. 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
#2E9090#2E9090
HEX#2E9090
RGBrgb(46, 144, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5647, 0.5647
RGB percentages18%, 56.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(180, 51.6%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68.1%, 56.5%)
CMYK68.1%, 0%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,051,664
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9090;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22541WCAG 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 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D16F6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#902E2E
Analogous#2E905F, #2E5F90
Triadic#902E90, #90902E
Split complementary#902E5F, #905F2E
Tetradic#5F2E90, #902E2E, #5F902E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G144
B144
Red46 (18%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)51.58%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 90 · B 90
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