All About Color #2C8A96

#2C8A96

About #2C8A96

#2C8A96 is a dark cyan color with the hex code #2C8A96. In RGB it is red 44, green 138, blue 150; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 55%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 71%, 8%, 0%, 41%. Its contrast ratio is 4.05:1 on white and 5.18:1 on black.

#2C8A96 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 8A, 96
CMYK70.67%, 8.00%, 0.00%, 41.18%
RGB Decimal44, 138, 150
HSL187°, 55%, 38%
RGB Octal54, 212, 226
HSV (HSB)186.79°, 70.67%, 58.82%
RGB Binary101100, 10001010, 10010110
CIE-L*AB52.86, -22.85, -14.35
RGB Percent17.25%, 54.12%, 58.82%
CIE-L*CH52.86, 26.98, 212.13
XYZ15.63, 20.91, 32.07
CIE-L*UV52.86, -34.97, -17.86
xyY0.23, 0.30, 20.91
Hunter-Lab45.73, -19.02, -9.56
RYB17.25%, 36.79%, 58.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C8A96 on a dark background: contrast 5.18:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2C8A96 on a light background: contrast 4.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C8A96, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C8A96 · #51BECD · #17494F · #96382C · #CD5F51

Analogous palette

#2C9638 · #2C966D · #2C8A96 · #2C5496 · #382C96

Triadic palette

#2C8A96 · #962C8A · #8A962C · #51BECD · #CD51BE

Tetradic palette

#2C8A96 · #6D2C96 · #96382C · #54962C · #17494F

Monochromatic palette

#091D20 · #1A535B · #2C8A96 · #45BAC9 · #81D0DA

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