Information about #2AA4B3 color

#2AA4B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2AA4B3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 164, 179) — 16.5% red, 64.3% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 6 / 0 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2AA4B3 reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Homebox Blue (#36A2B9) and Light Sea Green (#20B2AA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(42, 164, 179)), which gives #2AA4B3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2AA4B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2AA4B3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2AA4B3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2AA4B3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2AA4B3
  • RGB42, 164, 179
  • CMYK54, 6, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(42, 164, 179)
  • HSL187°, 62%, 43%
  • HSL Precise186.569°, 61.991%, 43.333%
  • HSV187°, 77%, 70%
  • HSB187°, 77%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.643, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.643, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.643, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2AA4B3
  • DECIMAL ID2794675
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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