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Recognised as Colour

#2FA3AE

  • #2FA3AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#2FA3AE is a cyan with RGB values 47, 163, 174 and HSL 185°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#2FA3AE#2FA3AE
HEX#2FA3AE
RGBrgb(47, 163, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6392, 0.6824
RGB percentages18.4%, 63.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(185.2, 57.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 73%, 68.2%)
CMYK73%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,122,094
CSS custom property--colour: #2FA3AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D05C51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#848FAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.9Dark cyan · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 13.8Teal · ΔE 14.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE3A2F
Analogous#2FAE79, #2F64AE
Triadic#AE2FA3, #A3AE2F
Split complementary#AE2F64, #AE7A2F
Tetradic#792FAE, #AE3A2F, #63AE2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE9ED
Lighter +30%#94DBE2
Lighter +20%#6CCED7
Lighter +10%#44C1CC
Darker −10%#247D86
Darker −20%#19585E
Darker −30%#0E3236
Darker −40%#040D0D
More saturated +25%#13BACA
Less saturated −25%#4B8C92

Channel breakdown

R47
G163
B174
Red47 (18.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue185.2°
Saturation (HSL)57.47%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G A3 · B AE

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