Recognised as Colour
#2FA2AA
- #2FA2AA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#2FA2AA is a cyan with RGB values 47, 162, 170 and HSL 184°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#2FA2AA#2FA2AA
HEX#2FA2AA
RGBrgb(47, 162, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6353, 0.6667
RGB percentages18.4%, 63.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(183.9, 56.7%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 72.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK72.4%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,121,834
CSS custom property--colour: #2FA2AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D05D55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA372F
Analogous#2FAA74, #2F65AA
Triadic#AA2FA2, #A2AA2F
Split complementary#AA2F65, #AA742F
Tetradic#742FAA, #AA372F, #65AA2F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G162
B170
Red47 (18.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue183.9°
Saturation (HSL)56.68%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G A2 · B AA
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page