Colour
#2EA6B6
- #2EA6B6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#2EA6B6 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 166, 182 and HSL 187°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#2EA6B6#2EA6B6
HEX#2EA6B6
RGBrgb(46, 166, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.651, 0.7137
RGB percentages18%, 65.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(187.1, 59.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 74.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK74.7%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,057,334
CSS custom property--colour: #2EA6B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#D15949
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B63E2E
Analogous#2EB682, #2E62B6
Triadic#B62EA6, #A6B62E
Split complementary#B62E62, #B6822E
Tetradic#822EB6, #B63E2E, #62B62E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G166
B182
Red46 (18%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue187.06°
Saturation (HSL)59.65%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G A6 · B B6
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