#2D8BAD Hex Color

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#2d8bad is a hex color. It can be described as unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #2d8bad.

Questions about #2d8bad

What is #2d8bad in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #2d8bad is rgb(45, 139, 173), in HSL hsl(196, 59%, 43%) and in CMYK 74%, 20%, 0%, 32%.
Is #2d8bad readable on white or black?
#2d8bad has a 3.88:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.40:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.