Recognised as Colour

#2EA17A

#2EA17A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2EA17A is a cyan with RGB values 46, 161, 122 and HSL 160°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#2EA17A#2EA17A

HEX#2EA17A

RGBrgb(46, 161, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6314, 0.4784

RGB percentages18%, 63.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(159.7, 55.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(159.7, 71.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK71.4%, 0%, 24.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,055,994

CSS custom property--colour: #2EA17A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D15E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D9578no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8B7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#00A196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A12E55

Analogous#2EA141, #2E8EA1

Triadic#7A2EA1, #A17A2E

Split complementary#A12E8E, #A1412E

Tetradic#412EA1, #A12E55, #8EA12E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2E9D6

Lighter +30%#8ADEC1

Lighter +20%#63D2AC

Lighter +10%#3BC798

Darker −10%#23795C

Darker −20%#17523E

Darker −30%#0C2A20

Darker −40%#010202

More saturated +25%#14BB82

Less saturated −25%#488772

Channel breakdown

R46

G161

B122

Red46 (18%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue159.65°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G A1 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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