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Recognised as Colour

#2FB9CB

  • #2FB9CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#2FB9CB is a cyan with RGB values 47, 185, 203 and HSL 187°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#2FB9CB#2FB9CB
HEX#2FB9CB
RGBrgb(47, 185, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.7255, 0.7961
RGB percentages18.4%, 72.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(186.9, 62.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 76.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK76.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,127,755
CSS custom property--colour: #2FB9CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#D04634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B2CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB412F
Analogous#2FCB8F, #2F6BCB
Triadic#CB2FB9, #B9CB2F
Split complementary#CB2F6B, #CB8F2F
Tetradic#8F2FCB, #CB412F, #6BCB2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F0F4
Lighter +30%#A8E3EB
Lighter +20%#7FD6E1
Lighter +10%#55C9D8
Darker −10%#2593A2
Darker −20%#1C6E78
Darker −30%#12484F
Darker −40%#092225
More saturated +25%#10D1EA
Less saturated −25%#4EA1AC

Channel breakdown

R47
G185
B203
Red47 (18.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue186.92°
Saturation (HSL)62.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G B9 · B CB

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