Colour

#212B2E

#212B2E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#212B2E is a cyan with RGB values 33, 43, 46 and HSL 194°, 16%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#212B2E

RGBrgb(33, 43, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1686, 0.1804

RGB percentages12.9%, 16.9%, 18%

HSLhsl(193.8, 16.5%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 28.3%, 18%)

CMYK28.3%, 6.5%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,173,742

CSS custom property--colour: #212B2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.49:1

Contrast with white14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#DED4D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292A2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#27292Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1D2C2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Black · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.1 Slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Gray · ΔE 37.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E2421

Analogous#212E2B, #21252E

Triadic#2E212B, #2B2E21

Split complementary#2E2125, #2E2A21

Tetradic#2A212E, #2E2421, #252E21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7B98A0

Lighter +30%#617E87

Lighter +20%#4C6369

Lighter +10%#36474C

Darker −10%#0C0F10

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#173038

Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R33

G43

B46

Red33 (12.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue193.85°

Saturation (HSL)16.46%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 2B · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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