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Recognised as Colour

#2E9584

  • #2E9584
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2E9584 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 149, 132 and HSL 170°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2E9584#2E9584
HEX#2E9584
RGBrgb(46, 149, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5843, 0.5176
RGB percentages18%, 58.4%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(170.1, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.1, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK69.1%, 0%, 11.4%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,052,932
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9584;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D16A7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8C83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#808185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.5Teal · ΔE 12.5Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Sea green · ΔE 21.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#952E3F
Analogous#2E9551, #2E7295
Triadic#842E95, #95842E
Split complementary#952E72, #95512E
Tetradic#512E95, #952E3F, #72952E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE5DB
Lighter +30%#83D9CB
Lighter +20%#5CCDBA
Lighter +10%#3ABCA7
Darker −10%#226E61
Darker −20%#16473F
Darker −30%#0A201C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16AD94
Less saturated −25%#467D74

Channel breakdown

R46
G149
B132
Red46 (18%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue170.1°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 95 · B 84

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