All About Color #2C97AA

#2C97AA

About #2C97AA

#2C97AA is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2C97AA. In RGB it is red 44, green 151, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 74%, 11%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.43:1 on white and 6.11:1 on black.

#2C97AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 97, AA
CMYK74.12%, 11.18%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal44, 151, 170
HSL189°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal54, 227, 252
HSV (HSB)189.05°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary101100, 10010111, 10101010
CIE-L*AB57.63, -23.17, -18.58
RGB Percent17.25%, 59.22%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH57.63, 29.70, 218.73
XYZ19.36, 25.57, 41.95
CIE-L*UV57.63, -38.48, -24.78
xyY0.22, 0.29, 25.57
Hunter-Lab50.57, -20.15, -13.78
RYB17.25%, 39.95%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C97AA on a dark background: contrast 6.11:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2C97AA on a light background: contrast 3.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C97AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C97AA · #5DC3D5 · #195661 · #AA3F2C · #D56F5D

Analogous palette

#2CAA3F · #2CAA7E · #2C97AA · #2C58AA · #3F2CAA

Triadic palette

#2C97AA · #AA2C97 · #97AA2C · #5DC3D5 · #D55DC3

Tetradic palette

#2C97AA · #7E2CAA · #AA3F2C · #58AA2C · #195661

Monochromatic palette

#0D2B31 · #1C616D · #2C97AA · #51BFD2 · #8DD5E2

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