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Recognised as Colour

#002A2F

  • #002A2F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#002A2F is a cyan with RGB values 0, 42, 47 and HSL 186°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#002A2F#002A2F
HEX#002A2F
RGBrgb(0, 42, 47)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1647, 0.1843
RGB percentages0%, 16.5%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(186.4, 100%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 100%, 18.4%)
CMYK100%, 10.6%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,799
CSS custom property--colour: #002A2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FFD5D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25282Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F232Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002D2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Black · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 32.7Teal · ΔE 37.7Slate grey · ΔE 39.4Gray · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F0500
Analogous#002F1C, #00132F
Triadic#2F002A, #2A2F00
Split complementary#2F0013, #2F1D00
Tetradic#1C002F, #2F0500, #122F00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#00E0FB
Lighter +30%#00B3C8
Lighter +20%#008595
Lighter +10%#005862
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A2F
Less saturated −25%#062529

Channel breakdown

R0
G42
B47
Red0 (0%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue186.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2A · B 2F

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