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Colour

#2E958E

  • #2E958E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2E958E is a cyan with RGB values 46, 149, 142 and HSL 176°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2E958E#2E958E
HEX#2E958E
RGBrgb(46, 149, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5843, 0.5569
RGB percentages18%, 58.4%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(175.9, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK69.1%, 0%, 4.7%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,052,942
CSS custom property--colour: #2E958E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D16A71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D8D8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E828Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.7Teal · ΔE 8.8Light seagreen · ΔE 12Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.7, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#952E35
Analogous#2E955B, #2E6895
Triadic#8E2E95, #958E2E
Split complementary#952E68, #955B2E
Tetradic#5B2E95, #952E35, #68952E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAE5E1
Lighter +30%#83D9D3
Lighter +20%#5CCDC5
Lighter +10%#3ABCB3
Darker −10%#226E69
Darker −20%#164744
Darker −30%#0A201F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16ADA3
Less saturated −25%#467D79

Channel breakdown

R46
G149
B142
Red46 (18%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue175.92°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 95 · B 8E

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