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Recognised as Colour

#1E2828

  • #1E2828
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1E2828 is a cyan with RGB values 30, 40, 40 and HSL 180°, 14%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E2828#1E2828
HEX#1E2828
RGBrgb(30, 40, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1569, 0.1569
RGB percentages11.8%, 15.7%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(180, 14.3%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25%, 15.7%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 0%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,976,360
CSS custom property--colour: #1E2828;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.11:1
Contrast with white15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#E1D7D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272728no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#252528no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1B2928no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Gray · ΔE 38.7Slate grey · ΔE 38.8Teal · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#281E1E
Analogous#1E2823, #1E2328
Triadic#281E28, #28281E
Split complementary#281E23, #28231E
Tetradic#231E28, #281E1E, #23281E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#789A9A
Lighter +30%#607F7F
Lighter +20%#4A6262
Lighter +10%#344545
Darker −10%#080B0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#153131
Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R30
G40
B40
Red30 (11.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 28 · B 28

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