Information about #298A8E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#298A8E is a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Celeritas (#299792). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Scooter (#308EA0).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(41, 138, 142)), which gives #298A8E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. #298A8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#298A8E color variations
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#298A8E color tints
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#298A8E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#298A8E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#298A8E color hues
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#298A8E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #298A8E color
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Nearest named colors to #298A8E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#299792
#259797
#308EA0
#2F847C
#39909B
#307D7E
#317589
#327B7F
#408F90
#3C9992
#139084
#218B76
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#298A8E
- RGB41, 138, 142
- CMYK40, 2, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(41, 138, 142)
- HSL182°, 55%, 36%
- HSL Precise182.376°, 55.191%, 35.882%
- HSV182°, 71%, 56%
- HSB182°, 71%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.541, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.541, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.541, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID298A8E
- DECIMAL ID2722446
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
