All About Color #2A8A9D

#2A8A9D

About #2A8A9D

#2A8A9D is a dark cyan color with the hex code #2A8A9D. In RGB it is red 42, green 138, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 58%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 73%, 12%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 4.02:1 on white and 5.22:1 on black.

#2A8A9D Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8A, 9D
CMYK73.25%, 12.10%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal42, 138, 157
HSL190°, 58%, 39%
RGB Octal52, 212, 235
HSV (HSB)189.91°, 73.25%, 61.57%
RGB Binary101010, 10001010, 10011101
CIE-L*AB53.06, -20.87, -18.09
RGB Percent16.47%, 54.12%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH53.06, 27.61, 220.92
XYZ16.13, 21.10, 35.12
CIE-L*UV53.06, -34.87, -23.96
xyY0.22, 0.29, 21.10
Hunter-Lab45.94, -17.72, -13.17
RYB16.47%, 36.99%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8A9D on a dark background: contrast 5.22:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8A9D on a light background: contrast 4.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8A9D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A8A9D · #52BCD1 · #164A55 · #9D3D2A · #D16752

Analogous palette

#2A9D3D · #2A9D77 · #2A8A9D · #2A509D · #3D2A9D

Triadic palette

#2A8A9D · #9D2A8A · #8A9D2A · #52BCD1 · #D152BC

Tetradic palette

#2A8A9D · #772A9D · #9D3D2A · #509D2A · #164A55

Monochromatic palette

#0A2024 · #1A5561 · #2A8A9D · #46B7CE · #82CFDE

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