#2CA0C5

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #2CA0C5

Visually, #2CA0C5 is defined as a moderate cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 160 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 78% cyan and 19% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2CA0C5
RGB44, 160, 197
HSL194.5°, 63.5%, 47.3%
CMYK78%, 19%, 0%, 23%
HSV194.5°, 77.7%, 77.3%
LAB61.4, -19.0, -28.0
XYZ23.7, 29.7, 57.3
Decimal2924741

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.94:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CA0C5; }
.text-color { color: #2CA0C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CA0C5; }

Similar Colors

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