Recognised as Colour

#2F9879

#2F9879
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#2F9879 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 152, 121 and HSL 162°, 53%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#2F9879

RGBrgb(47, 152, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5961, 0.4745

RGB percentages18.4%, 59.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(162.3, 52.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.3, 69.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK69.1%, 0%, 20.4%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,119,225

CSS custom property--colour: #2F9879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#D06786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948E77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#86837Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00998Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.2 Teal · ΔE 20.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#982F4E

Analogous#2F9845, #2F8298

Triadic#792F98, #98792F

Split complementary#982F82, #98452F

Tetradic#452F98, #982F4E, #82982F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ADE6D5

Lighter +30%#86DAC1

Lighter +20%#5FCEAD

Lighter +10%#3BBF98

Darker −10%#23715A

Darker −20%#174A3B

Darker −30%#0B231C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#16B183

Less saturated −25%#487F6F

Channel breakdown

R47

G152

B121

Red47 (18.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue162.29°

Saturation (HSL)52.76%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G 98 · B 79

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