All About Color #2A5555

#2A5555

About #2A5555

#2A5555 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #2A5555. In RGB it is red 42, green 85, blue 85; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 34%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 51%, 0%, 0%, 67%. Its contrast ratio is 8.30:1 on white and 2.53:1 on black.

#2A5555 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 55, 55
CMYK50.59%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 66.67%
RGB Decimal42, 85, 85
HSL180°, 34%, 25%
RGB Octal52, 125, 125
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 50.59%, 33.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1010101, 1010101
CIE-L*AB33.23, -14.87, -4.63
RGB Percent16.47%, 33.33%, 33.33%
CIE-L*CH33.23, 15.58, 197.29
XYZ5.84, 7.65, 9.76
CIE-L*UV33.23, -18.06, -3.90
xyY0.25, 0.33, 7.65
Hunter-Lab27.65, -10.67, -1.58
RYB16.47%, 24.90%, 33.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A5555 on a dark background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A5555 on a light background: contrast 8.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A5555, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A5555. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A5555 · #489393 · #0C1818 · #552A2A · #934848

Analogous palette

#2A552A · #2A5540 · #2A5555 · #2A4055 · #2A2A55

Triadic palette

#2A5555 · #552A55 · #55552A · #489393 · #934893

Tetradic palette

#2A5555 · #402A55 · #552A2A · #40552A · #0C1818

Monochromatic palette

#081111 · #112222 · #2A5555 · #438989 · #65B3B3

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