All About Color #2E979E

#2E979E

About #2E979E

#2E979E is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2E979E. In RGB it is red 46, green 151, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 71%, 4%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.48:1 on white and 6.04:1 on black.

#2E979E Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 97, 9E
CMYK70.89%, 4.43%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal46, 151, 158
HSL184°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal56, 227, 236
HSV (HSB)183.75°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary101110, 10010111, 10011110
CIE-L*AB57.25, -26.69, -12.31
RGB Percent18.04%, 59.22%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH57.25, 29.39, 204.75
XYZ18.36, 25.18, 36.24
CIE-L*UV57.25, -38.94, -14.41
xyY0.23, 0.32, 25.18
Hunter-Lab50.18, -22.49, -7.69
RYB18.04%, 39.29%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E979E on a dark background: contrast 6.04:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2E979E on a light background: contrast 3.48:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E979E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E979E · #59C7CF · #195357 · #9E352E · #CF6159

Analogous palette

#2E9E35 · #2E9E6D · #2E979E · #2E5F9E · #352E9E

Triadic palette

#2E979E · #9E2E97 · #979E2E · #59C7CF · #CF59C7

Tetradic palette

#2E979E · #6D2E9E · #9E352E · #5F9E2E · #195357

Monochromatic palette

#0B2628 · #1D5E63 · #2E979E · #4DC3CB · #88D7DD

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