Colour

#2F6A64

#2F6A64
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Teal

#2F6A64 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 106, 100 and HSL 174°, 39%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.

Colour values

#2F6A64#2F6A64

HEX#2F6A64

RGBrgb(47, 106, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4157, 0.3922

RGB percentages18.4%, 41.6%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(173.9, 38.6%, 30%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 55.7%, 41.6%)

CMYK55.7%, 0%, 5.7%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,107,428

CSS custom property--colour: #2F6A64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#D0959B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#656564no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5E65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#066C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Teal · ΔE 12.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourTeal (#008080)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A2F35

Analogous#2F6A47, #2F536A

Triadic#642F6A, #6A642F

Split complementary#6A2F53, #6A462F

Tetradic#462F6A, #6A2F35, #536A2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95D0CA

Lighter +30%#72C0B8

Lighter +20%#4EB1A7

Lighter +10%#3F8D85

Darker −10%#1F4743

Darker −20%#102321

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C7D73

Less saturated −25%#425755

Channel breakdown

R47

G106

B100

Red47 (18.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue173.9°

Saturation (HSL)38.56%

Lightness30%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G 6A · B 64

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Colour values

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