Colour

#2F9DA9

#2F9DA9
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#2F9DA9 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 157, 169 and HSL 186°, 56%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2F9DA9

RGBrgb(47, 157, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6157, 0.6627

RGB percentages18.4%, 61.6%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(185.9, 56.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 72.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK72.2%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,120,553

CSS custom property--colour: #2F9DA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D06256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9097AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 10.5 Teal · ΔE 13.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A93B2F

Analogous#2FA978, #2F60A9

Triadic#A92F9D, #9DA92F

Split complementary#A92F60, #A9782F

Tetradic#782FA9, #A93B2F, #60A92F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9E6EB

Lighter +30%#91D8E0

Lighter +20%#69CBD5

Lighter +10%#41BDCA

Darker −10%#247881

Darker −20%#195359

Darker −30%#0E2E31

Darker −40%#030909

More saturated +25%#14B3C4

Less saturated −25%#4A878E

Channel breakdown

R47

G157

B169

Red47 (18.4%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue185.9°

Saturation (HSL)56.48%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 9D · B A9

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