Recognised as Colour
#2FA48E
- #2FA48E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#2FA48E is a cyan with RGB values 47, 164, 142 and HSL 169°, 55%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#2FA48E#2FA48E
HEX#2FA48E
RGBrgb(47, 164, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6431, 0.5569
RGB percentages18.4%, 64.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(168.7, 55.5%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.7, 71.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK71.3%, 0%, 13.4%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,122,318
CSS custom property--colour: #2FA48E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D05B71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A42F45
Analogous#2FA454, #2F7FA4
Triadic#8E2FA4, #A48E2F
Split complementary#A42F80, #A4542F
Tetradic#532FA4, #A42F45, #7FA42F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G164
B142
Red47 (18.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue168.72°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G A4 · B 8E
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