All About Color #2AA5BB

#2AA5BB

About #2AA5BB

#2AA5BB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2AA5BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 165, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 12%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.92:1 on white and 7.20:1 on black.

#2AA5BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, A5, BB
CMYK77.54%, 11.76%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 165, 187
HSL189°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 245, 273
HSV (HSB)189.10°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10100101, 10111011
CIE-L*AB62.50, -25.08, -20.75
RGB Percent16.47%, 64.71%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH62.50, 32.55, 219.60
XYZ23.38, 30.99, 51.76
CIE-L*UV62.50, -42.66, -28.36
xyY0.22, 0.29, 30.99
Hunter-Lab55.67, -22.46, -16.16
RYB16.47%, 42.57%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2AA5BB on a dark background: contrast 7.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2AA5BB on a light background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2AA5BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2AA5BB · #65CADC · #196370 · #BB402A · #DC7765

Analogous palette

#2ABB40 · #2ABB88 · #2AA5BB · #2A5DBB · #402ABB

Triadic palette

#2AA5BB · #BB2AA5 · #A5BB2A · #65CADC · #DC65CA

Tetradic palette

#2AA5BB · #882ABB · #BB402A · #5DBB2A · #196370

Monochromatic palette

#0E373E · #1C6E7D · #2AA5BB · #59C6D9 · #97DBE7

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