Colour
#2E9BA7
- #2E9BA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2E9BA7 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 155, 167 and HSL 186°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2E9BA7#2E9BA7
HEX#2E9BA7
RGBrgb(46, 155, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6078, 0.6549
RGB percentages18%, 60.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(186, 56.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 72.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,054,503
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9BA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D16458
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A73A2E
Analogous#2EA776, #2E5FA7
Triadic#A72E9B, #9BA72E
Split complementary#A72E5F, #A7772E
Tetradic#762EA7, #A73A2E, #5EA72E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G155
B167
Red46 (18%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue185.95°
Saturation (HSL)56.81%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 9B · B A7
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