Colour

#222D2F

#222D2F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222D2F is a cyan with RGB values 34, 45, 47 and HSL 189°, 16%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#222D2F#222D2F

HEX#222D2F

RGBrgb(34, 45, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1765, 0.1843

RGB percentages13.3%, 17.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(189.2, 16%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.2, 27.7%, 18.4%)

CMYK27.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,239,791

CSS custom property--colour: #222D2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.15:1

Contrast with white14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#DDD2D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#292A2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#1E2E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Black · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Gray · ΔE 36.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F2422

Analogous#222F2B, #22262F

Triadic#2F222D, #2D2F22

Split complementary#2F2226, #2F2A22

Tetradic#2B222F, #2F2422, #272F22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7C9BA1

Lighter +30%#628288

Lighter +20%#4D666A

Lighter +10%#37494D

Darker −10%#0D1111

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#183439

Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R34

G45

B47

Red34 (13.3%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue189.23°

Saturation (HSL)16.05%

Lightness15.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 2D · B 2F

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Colour values

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