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Recognised as Colour

#022B24

  • #022B24
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#022B24 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 43, 36 and HSL 170°, 91%, 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

#022B24#022B24
HEX#022B24
RGBrgb(2, 43, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1686, 0.1412
RGB percentages0.8%, 16.9%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(169.8, 91.1%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 95.3%, 16.9%)
CMYK95.3%, 0%, 16.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer142,116
CSS custom property--colour: #022B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.29:1
Contrast with white15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FDD4DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292824no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#232425no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002C29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6Black · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.7Teal · ΔE 37Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.8Dark cyan · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B0209
Analogous#022B0F, #021E2B
Triadic#24022B, #2B2402
Split complementary#2B021E, #2B0F02
Tetradic#0F022B, #2B0209, #1E2B02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0BEEC7
Lighter +30%#09BD9E
Lighter +20%#078C76
Lighter +10%#045C4D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002D25
Less saturated −25%#082520

Channel breakdown

R2
G43
B36
Red2 (0.8%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue169.76°
Saturation (HSL)91.11%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G 2B · B 24

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