All About Color #2CA8AA

#2CA8AA

About #2CA8AA

#2CA8AA is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2CA8AA. In RGB it is red 44, green 168, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 181°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 74%, 1%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.88:1 on white and 7.29:1 on black.

#2CA8AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, A8, AA
CMYK74.12%, 1.18%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal44, 168, 170
HSL181°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal54, 250, 252
HSV (HSB)180.95°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary101100, 10101000, 10101010
CIE-L*AB62.88, -31.63, -10.65
RGB Percent17.25%, 65.88%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH62.88, 33.37, 198.61
XYZ22.30, 31.44, 42.92
CIE-L*UV62.88, -44.64, -11.35
xyY0.23, 0.33, 31.44
Hunter-Lab56.07, -27.15, -6.13
RYB17.25%, 41.76%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2CA8AA on a dark background: contrast 7.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2CA8AA on a light background: contrast 2.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2CA8AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2CA8AA · #5DD3D5 · #196061 · #AA2E2C · #D55F5D

Analogous palette

#2CAA2E · #2CAA6D · #2CA8AA · #2C69AA · #2E2CAA

Triadic palette

#2CA8AA · #AA2CA8 · #A8AA2C · #5DD3D5 · #D55DD3

Tetradic palette

#2CA8AA · #6D2CAA · #AA2E2C · #69AA2C · #196061

Monochromatic palette

#0D3031 · #1C6C6D · #2CA8AA · #51D0D2 · #8DE0E2

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