Colour

#00242B

#00242B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#00242B is a cyan with RGB values 0, 36, 43 and HSL 190°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#00242B#00242B

HEX#00242B

RGBrgb(0, 36, 43)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1412, 0.1686

RGB percentages0%, 14.1%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(189.8, 100%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 100%, 16.9%)

CMYK100%, 16.3%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,259

CSS custom property--colour: #00242B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.31:1

Contrast with white16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FFDBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F222Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#191E2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#002726no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Teal · ΔE 40.9 Slate grey · ΔE 41.4 Gray · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B0700

Analogous#002B1D, #000E2B

Triadic#2B0024, #242B00

Split complementary#2B000E, #2B1D00

Tetradic#1D002B, #2B0700, #0E2B00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#00CFF7

Lighter +30%#00A4C4

Lighter +20%#007991

Lighter +10%#004F5E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00242B

Less saturated −25%#052026

Channel breakdown

G36

B43

Red0 (0%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue189.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 24 · B 2B

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