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Recognised as Colour

#2FAC8D

  • #2FAC8D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#2FAC8D is a cyan with RGB values 47, 172, 141 and HSL 165°, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#2FAC8D#2FAC8D
HEX#2FAC8D
RGBrgb(47, 172, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6745, 0.5529
RGB percentages18.4%, 67.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(165.1, 57.1%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.1, 72.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 18%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,124,365
CSS custom property--colour: #2FAC8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#D05372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A18Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#96948Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.3Sea green · ΔE 18.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.3Turquoise · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC2F4E
Analogous#2FAC4F, #2F8CAC
Triadic#8D2FAC, #AC8D2F
Split complementary#AC2F8D, #AC4F2F
Tetradic#4E2FAC, #AC2F4E, #8DAC2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBECE0
Lighter +30%#93E1CE
Lighter +20%#6BD6BC
Lighter +10%#43CBAA
Darker −10%#24846C
Darker −20%#195C4B
Darker −30%#0E342A
Darker −40%#030C0A
More saturated +25%#14C79B
Less saturated −25%#4A917F

Channel breakdown

R47
G172
B141
Red47 (18.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue165.12°
Saturation (HSL)57.08%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G AC · B 8D

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