All About Color #2A5151

#2A5151

About #2A5151

#2A5151 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #2A5151. In RGB it is red 42, green 81, blue 81; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 32%, lightness 24%; in CMYK it is 48%, 0%, 0%, 68%. Its contrast ratio is 8.77:1 on white and 2.39:1 on black.

#2A5151 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 51, 51
CMYK48.15%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 68.24%
RGB Decimal42, 81, 81
HSL180°, 32%, 24%
RGB Octal52, 121, 121
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 48.15%, 31.76%
RGB Binary101010, 1010001, 1010001
CIE-L*AB31.74, -13.77, -4.31
RGB Percent16.47%, 31.76%, 31.76%
CIE-L*CH31.74, 14.43, 197.38
XYZ5.38, 6.97, 8.85
CIE-L*UV31.74, -16.54, -3.57
xyY0.25, 0.33, 6.97
Hunter-Lab26.40, -9.82, -1.38
RYB16.47%, 24.12%, 31.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A5151 on a dark background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A5151 on a light background: contrast 8.77:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A5151, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A5151. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A5151 · #498D8D · #0A1414 · #512A2A · #8D4949

Analogous palette

#2A512A · #2A513D · #2A5151 · #2A3D51 · #2A2A51

Triadic palette

#2A5151 · #512A51 · #51512A · #498D8D · #8D498D

Tetradic palette

#2A5151 · #3D2A51 · #512A2A · #3D512A · #0A1414

Monochromatic palette

#091111 · #101E1E · #2A5151 · #448383 · #64AFAF

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