#2C9EA0 Color

#2C9EA0 is rgb(44, 158, 160) in RGB and hsl(181, 57%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2C9EA0

HEX#2C9EA0

RGBrgb(44, 158, 160)

HSLhsl(181, 57%, 40%)

HSVhsv(181, 73%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.098 196.7)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 1%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2C9EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2C9EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2C9EA0 Complementary#A02E2C Analogous#2CA068 Analogous#2C64A0 Triadic#A02C9E Triadic#9EA02C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2C9EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#35BEC0 #53CED0 #73D7D9 #93E0E1 #B3E9EA #D7F4F4

Shades

#268A8C #217778 #1B6364 #154B4C #0F3738 #0A2424

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