Colour

#2FAEB6

#2FAEB6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2FAEB6 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 174, 182 and HSL 184°, 59%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#2FAEB6

RGBrgb(47, 174, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.6824, 0.7137

RGB percentages18.4%, 68.2%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(183.6, 59%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.6, 74.2%, 71.4%)

CMYK74.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,124,918

CSS custom property--colour: #2FAEB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#D05149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A6B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D98B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Teal · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6372F

Analogous#2FB67A, #2F6BB6

Triadic#B62FAE, #AEB62F

Split complementary#B62F6A, #B67A2F

Tetradic#7B2FB6, #B6372F, #6BB62F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2EDEF

Lighter +30%#99E0E5

Lighter +20%#71D4DA

Lighter +10%#48C8D0

Darker −10%#25878D

Darker −20%#1A6065

Darker −30%#103A3C

Darker −40%#051314

More saturated +25%#12C7D3

Less saturated −25%#4C9599

Channel breakdown

R47

G174

B182

Red47 (18.4%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue183.56°

Saturation (HSL)58.95%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G AE · B B6

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