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Recognised as Colour

#222F2E

  • #222F2E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#222F2E is a cyan with RGB values 34, 47, 46 and HSL 175°, 16%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#222F2E#222F2E
HEX#222F2E
RGBrgb(34, 47, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.1843, 0.1804
RGB percentages13.3%, 18.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(175.4, 16%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 27.7%, 18.4%)
CMYK27.7%, 0%, 2.1%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,240,302
CSS custom property--colour: #222F2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#DDD0D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2C2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1E302Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.6Black · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 35.8Slate grey · ΔE 36Teal · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F2223
Analogous#222F27, #222A2F
Triadic#2E222F, #2F2E22
Split complementary#2F222A, #2F2722
Tetradic#27222F, #2F2223, #2A2F22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CA19E
Lighter +30%#628885
Lighter +20%#4D6A68
Lighter +10%#374D4B
Darker −10%#0D1111
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#183937
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R34
G47
B46
Red34 (13.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue175.38°
Saturation (HSL)16.05%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G 2F · B 2E

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