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Recognised as Colour

#2F9687

  • #2F9687
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2F9687 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 150, 135 and HSL 171°, 52%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#2F9687#2F9687
HEX#2F9687
RGBrgb(47, 150, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5882, 0.5294
RGB percentages18.4%, 58.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(171.3, 52.3%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 68.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK68.7%, 0%, 10%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,118,727
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9687;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D06978

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8D86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#818288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 9.5Teal · ΔE 11.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.1Sea green · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#962F3E
Analogous#2F9654, #2F7196
Triadic#872F96, #96872F
Split complementary#962F71, #96542F
Tetradic#542F96, #962F3E, #72962F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACE5DD
Lighter +30%#85D9CD
Lighter +20%#5ECDBD
Lighter +10%#3BBDAA
Darker −10%#236F64
Darker −20%#174841
Darker −30%#0A221E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16AF98
Less saturated −25%#487D76

Channel breakdown

R47
G150
B135
Red47 (18.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue171.26°
Saturation (HSL)52.28%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 96 · B 87

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