Colour

#2FAAA1

#2FAAA1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2FAAA1 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 170, 161 and HSL 176°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2FAAA1#2FAAA1

HEX#2FAAA1

RGBrgb(47, 170, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6667, 0.6314

RGB percentages18.4%, 66.7%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(175.6, 56.7%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.6, 72.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK72.4%, 0%, 5.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,123,873

CSS custom property--colour: #2FAAA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#D0555E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F94A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 12.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Teal · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA2F38

Analogous#2FAA64, #2F75AA

Triadic#A12FAA, #AAA12F

Split complementary#AA2F76, #AA642F

Tetradic#632FAA, #AA2F38, #75AA2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9ECE8

Lighter +30%#91E1DB

Lighter +20%#69D6CE

Lighter +10%#41CBC1

Darker −10%#24827B

Darker −20%#195A55

Darker −30%#0E322F

Darker −40%#030A0A

More saturated +25%#14C5B8

Less saturated −25%#4A8F8A

Channel breakdown

R47

G170

B161

Red47 (18.4%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue175.61°

Saturation (HSL)56.68%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G AA · B A1

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