Recognised as Colour
#2EA5B3
- #2EA5B3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2EA5B3 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 165, 179 and HSL 186°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2EA5B3#2EA5B3
HEX#2EA5B3
RGBrgb(46, 165, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6471, 0.702
RGB percentages18%, 64.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(186.3, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 7.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,057,075
CSS custom property--colour: #2EA5B3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D15A4C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B33C2E
Analogous#2EB37E, #2E63B3
Triadic#B32EA5, #A5B32E
Split complementary#B32E63, #B37E2E
Tetradic#7E2EB3, #B33C2E, #63B32E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G165
B179
Red46 (18%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue186.32°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G A5 · B B3
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