Recognised as Colour
#002B2B
- #002B2B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#002B2B is a cyan with RGB values 0, 43, 43 and HSL 180°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#002B2B#002B2B
HEX#002B2B
RGBrgb(0, 43, 43)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1686, 0.1686
RGB percentages0%, 16.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 100%, 16.9%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051
CSS custom property--colour: #002B2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.21:1
Contrast with white15.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FFD4D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B0000
Analogous#002B16, #00162B
Triadic#2B002B, #2B2B00
Split complementary#2B0016, #2B1600
Tetradic#16002B, #2B0000, #162B00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G43
B43
Red0 (0%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 2B · B 2B
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