Information about #298B8E color

#298B8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#298B8E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(41, 139, 142) — 16.1% red, 54.5% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 1 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #298B8E reads as a confidently colored cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Celeritas (#299792). Nearby in the Register you will also find Java (#259797) and Scooter (#308EA0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(41, 139, 142)), which gives #298B8E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #298B8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#298B8E color variations

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

#298B8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#298B8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#298B8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#298B8E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#298B8E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #298B8E

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

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Java color link
Java

#259797

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Illuminating Emerald color link
Illuminating Emerald

#319177

#298B8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#298B8E
  • RGB41, 139, 142
  • CMYK40, 1, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(41, 139, 142)
  • HSL182°, 55%, 36%
  • HSL Precise181.782°, 55.191%, 35.882%
  • HSV182°, 71%, 56%
  • HSB182°, 71%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.545, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.545, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.545, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID298B8E
  • DECIMAL ID2722702
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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