Colour

#2E9C7B

#2E9C7B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2E9C7B is a cyan with RGB values 46, 156, 123 and HSL 162°, 54%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2E9C7B#2E9C7B

HEX#2E9C7B

RGBrgb(46, 156, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6118, 0.4824

RGB percentages18%, 61.2%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(162, 54.5%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162, 70.5%, 61.2%)

CMYK70.5%, 0%, 21.2%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,054,715

CSS custom property--colour: #2E9C7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#D16384

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#989179no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#89877Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9C2E4F

Analogous#2E9C44, #2E869C

Triadic#7B2E9C, #9C7B2E

Split complementary#9C2E86, #9C442E

Tetradic#442E9C, #9C2E4F, #869C2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AFE7D6

Lighter +30%#87DCC2

Lighter +20%#60D0AE

Lighter +10%#3AC39A

Darker −10%#22755C

Darker −20%#174D3D

Darker −30%#0B261E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15B585

Less saturated −25%#478371

Channel breakdown

R46

G156

B123

Red46 (18%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue162°

Saturation (HSL)54.46%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G 9C · B 7B

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Colour values

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