Information about #2A777E color

#2A777E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A777E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(42, 119, 126) — 16.5% red, 46.7% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 3 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated water-like cyan, #2A777E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Atoll (#2B797A). Slightly further away sit Greenish Blue (#307D7E) and Elm (#297B76).

In RGB terms — rgb(42, 119, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2A777E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2A777E color variations

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

#2A777E 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 #2A777E

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

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Genoa color link
Genoa

#31796D

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A777E
  • RGB42, 119, 126
  • CMYK33, 3, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(42, 119, 126)
  • HSL185°, 50%, 33%
  • HSL Precise185°, 50%, 32.941%
  • HSV185°, 67%, 49%
  • HSB185°, 67%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.467, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.467, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.467, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2A777E
  • DECIMAL ID2783102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01