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Recognised as Colour

#2F9894

  • #2F9894
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#2F9894 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 152, 148 and HSL 178°, 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

#2F9894#2F9894
HEX#2F9894
RGBrgb(47, 152, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.5961, 0.5804
RGB percentages18.4%, 59.6%, 58%
HSLhsl(177.7, 52.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 69.1%, 59.6%)
CMYK69.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,119,252
CSS custom property--colour: #2F9894;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D0676B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9094no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 5.6Teal · ΔE 9.3Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Light seagreen · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 21Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#982F33
Analogous#2F9860, #2F6798
Triadic#942F98, #98942F
Split complementary#982F67, #98602F
Tetradic#602F98, #982F33, #68982F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADE6E4
Lighter +30%#86DAD7
Lighter +20%#5FCEC9
Lighter +10%#3BBFBA
Darker −10%#23716E
Darker −20%#174A48
Darker −30%#0B2322
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16B1AB
Less saturated −25%#487F7D

Channel breakdown

R47
G152
B148
Red47 (18.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue177.71°
Saturation (HSL)52.76%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 98 · B 94

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