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Recognised as Colour

#2F8B79

  • #2F8B79
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2F8B79 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 139, 121 and HSL 168°, 49%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2F8B79#2F8B79
HEX#2F8B79
RGBrgb(47, 139, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5451, 0.4745
RGB percentages18.4%, 54.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(168.3, 49.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 66.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK66.2%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,115,897
CSS custom property--colour: #2F8B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D07486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868378no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#78797Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 10.8Teal · ΔE 11.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 20.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B2F41
Analogous#2F8B4B, #2F6F8B
Triadic#792F8B, #8B792F
Split complementary#8B2F6F, #8B4B2F
Tetradic#4B2F8B, #8B2F41, #6F8B2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5E1D5
Lighter +30%#7FD4C3
Lighter +20%#59C7B1
Lighter +10%#3CB19A
Darker −10%#226558
Darker −20%#153F37
Darker −30%#081915
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18A287
Less saturated −25%#46746B

Channel breakdown

R47
G139
B121
Red47 (18.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue168.26°
Saturation (HSL)49.46%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 8B · B 79

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