Recognised as Colour
#2F9795
- #2F9795
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2F9795 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 151, 149 and HSL 179°, 53%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2F9795#2F9795
HEX#2F9795
RGBrgb(47, 151, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5922, 0.5843
RGB percentages18.4%, 59.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(178.8, 52.5%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 68.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK68.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,118,997
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9795;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D0686A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972F31
Analogous#2F9761, #2F6597
Triadic#952F97, #97952F
Split complementary#972F65, #97612F
Tetradic#612F97, #972F31, #65972F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G151
B149
Red47 (18.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue178.85°
Saturation (HSL)52.53%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 97 · B 95
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