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Recognised as Colour

#2F8E84

  • #2F8E84
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2F8E84 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 142, 132 and HSL 174°, 50%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2F8E84#2F8E84
HEX#2F8E84
RGBrgb(47, 142, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5569, 0.5176
RGB percentages18.4%, 55.7%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(173.7, 50.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 66.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK66.9%, 0%, 7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,116,676
CSS custom property--colour: #2F8E84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D0717B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#878684no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#797C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00918Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 6.4Teal · ΔE 7.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Light seagreen · ΔE 14.8Sea green · ΔE 25Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E2F39
Analogous#2F8E55, #2F688E
Triadic#842F8E, #8E842F
Split complementary#8E2F68, #8E552F
Tetradic#552F8E, #8E2F39, #688E2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7E2DC
Lighter +30%#81D5CC
Lighter +20%#5AC9BD
Lighter +10%#3CB4A8
Darker −10%#226860
Darker −20%#16413D
Darker −30%#091B19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#17A697
Less saturated −25%#477671

Channel breakdown

R47
G142
B132
Red47 (18.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue173.68°
Saturation (HSL)50.26%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 8E · B 84

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