All About Color #2AA8BB

#2AA8BB

About #2AA8BB

#2AA8BB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2AA8BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 168, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 10%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.83:1 on white and 7.42:1 on black.

#2AA8BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, A8, BB
CMYK77.54%, 10.16%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 168, 187
HSL188°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 250, 273
HSV (HSB)187.86°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10101000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB63.41, -26.59, -19.36
RGB Percent16.47%, 65.88%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH63.41, 32.89, 216.05
XYZ23.93, 32.09, 51.95
CIE-L*UV63.41, -43.73, -25.95
xyY0.22, 0.30, 32.09
Hunter-Lab56.64, -23.73, -14.72
RYB16.47%, 42.91%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2AA8BB on a dark background: contrast 7.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2AA8BB on a light background: contrast 2.83:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2AA8BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2AA8BB · #65CCDC · #196570 · #BB3E2A · #DC7565

Analogous palette

#2ABB3E · #2ABB86 · #2AA8BB · #2A5FBB · #3E2ABB

Triadic palette

#2AA8BB · #BB2AA8 · #A8BB2A · #65CCDC · #DC65CC

Tetradic palette

#2AA8BB · #862ABB · #BB3E2A · #5FBB2A · #196570

Monochromatic palette

#0E383E · #1C707D · #2AA8BB · #59C8D9 · #97DDE7

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