Colour

#02272A

#02272A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#02272A is a cyan with RGB values 2, 39, 42 and HSL 185°, 91%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#02272A

RGBrgb(2, 39, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1529, 0.1647

RGB percentages0.8%, 15.3%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(184.5, 90.9%, 8.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.5, 95.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK95.2%, 7.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer141,098

CSS custom property--colour: #02272A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.83:1

Contrast with white15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FDD8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23252Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D212Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#002928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Black · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5 Teal · ΔE 39.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40.8 Gray · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A0502

Analogous#022A19, #02132A

Triadic#2A0227, #272A02

Split complementary#2A0213, #2A1902

Tetradic#19022A, #2A0502, #132A02

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#0BDCED

Lighter +30%#09AFBC

Lighter +20%#07818B

Lighter +10%#04545B

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00292C

Less saturated −25%#082225

Channel breakdown

G39

B42

Red2 (0.8%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue184.5°

Saturation (HSL)90.91%

Lightness8.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 27 · B 2A

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Colour values

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