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Recognised as Colour

#222B27

  • #222B27
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222B27 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 43, 39 and HSL 153°, 12%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#222B27#222B27
HEX#222B27
RGBrgb(34, 43, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1686, 0.1529
RGB percentages13.3%, 16.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(153.3, 11.7%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 20.9%, 16.9%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 9.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,239,271
CSS custom property--colour: #222B27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#DDD4D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2A27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#292827no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#202B2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Black · ΔE 17.3Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 37.4Slate grey · ΔE 38.3Teal · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B2226
Analogous#222B23, #222B2B
Triadic#27222B, #2B2722
Split complementary#2B222B, #2B2322
Tetradic#23222B, #2B2226, #2B2B22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F9A8E
Lighter +30%#668074
Lighter +20%#4F645B
Lighter +10%#394741
Darker −10%#0B0F0D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#183528
Less saturated −25%#272727

Channel breakdown

R34
G43
B39
Red34 (13.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue153.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.69%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2B · B 27

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