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Recognised as Colour

#02553B

  • #02553B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#02553B is a cyan with RGB values 2, 85, 59 and HSL 161°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#02553B#02553B
HEX#02553B
RGBrgb(2, 85, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.3333, 0.2314
RGB percentages0.8%, 33.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(161.2, 95.4%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.2, 97.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK97.6%, 0%, 30.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer152,891
CSS custom property--colour: #02553B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FDAAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534E3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A473Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00554Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Teal · ΔE 24.3Sea green · ΔE 25.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.4Dark cyan · ΔE 27.5Dim grey · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55021C
Analogous#025511, #024655
Triadic#3B0255, #553B02
Split complementary#550246, #551102
Tetradic#110255, #55021C, #465502

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#29FAB9
Lighter +30%#06EAA3
Lighter +20%#04B980
Lighter +10%#03875E
Darker −10%#012318
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00573C
Less saturated −25%#0D4A37

Channel breakdown

R2
G85
B59
Red2 (0.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue161.2°
Saturation (HSL)95.4%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G 55 · B 3B

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