Recognised as Colour

#2FBDB3

#2FBDB3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#2FBDB3 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 189, 179 and HSL 176°, 60%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#2FBDB3#2FBDB3

HEX#2FBDB3

RGBrgb(47, 189, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.7412, 0.702

RGB percentages18.4%, 74.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(175.8, 60.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 75.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK75.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,128,755

CSS custom property--colour: #2FBDB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#D0424C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B3B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA4B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00C2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.9 Turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.05, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD2F39

Analogous#2FBD6C, #2F80BD

Triadic#B32FBD, #BDB32F

Split complementary#BD2F80, #BD6C2F

Tetradic#6C2FBD, #BD2F39, #80BD2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7F1EE

Lighter +30%#9EE7E2

Lighter +20%#75DDD5

Lighter +10%#4CD3C9

Darker −10%#25948C

Darker −20%#1B6B66

Darker −30%#11423F

Darker −40%#061A18

More saturated +25%#12DACC

Less saturated −25%#4DA09A

Channel breakdown

R47

G189

B179

Red47 (18.4%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue175.77°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G BD · B B3

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