All About Color #2A9CA2

#2A9CA2

About #2A9CA2

#2A9CA2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2A9CA2. In RGB it is red 42, green 156, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 183°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 4%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.29:1 on white and 6.38:1 on black.

#2A9CA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 9C, A2
CMYK74.07%, 3.70%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 156, 162
HSL183°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 234, 242
HSV (HSB)183.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 10011100, 10100010
CIE-L*AB58.86, -28.46, -12.17
RGB Percent16.47%, 61.18%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH58.86, 30.96, 203.15
XYZ19.36, 26.88, 38.35
CIE-L*UV58.86, -41.12, -14.03
xyY0.23, 0.32, 26.88
Hunter-Lab51.84, -24.05, -7.57
RYB16.47%, 39.40%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A9CA2 on a dark background: contrast 6.38:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A9CA2 on a light background: contrast 3.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A9CA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A9CA2 · #55CDD3 · #175659 · #A2302A · #D35B55

Analogous palette

#2AA230 · #2AA26C · #2A9CA2 · #2A60A2 · #302AA2

Triadic palette

#2A9CA2 · #A22A9C · #9CA22A · #55CDD3 · #D355CD

Tetradic palette

#2A9CA2 · #6C2AA2 · #A2302A · #60A22A · #175659

Monochromatic palette

#0A2729 · #1A6265 · #2A9CA2 · #49C9D0 · #85DBE0

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