Colour
#2F7470
- #2F7470
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2F7470 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 116, 112 and HSL 177°, 42%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2F7470#2F7470
HEX#2F7470
RGBrgb(47, 116, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4549, 0.4392
RGB percentages18.4%, 45.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(176.5, 42.3%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 59.5%, 45.5%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 3.4%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,110,000
CSS custom property--colour: #2F7470;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D08B8F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#742F33
Analogous#2F744D, #2F5674
Triadic#702F74, #74702F
Split complementary#742F56, #744D2F
Tetradic#4D2F74, #742F33, #56742F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G116
B112
Red47 (18.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue176.52°
Saturation (HSL)42.33%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 74 · B 70
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