Colour

#22343B

#22343B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#22343B is a cyan with RGB values 34, 52, 59 and HSL 197°, 27%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#22343B

RGBrgb(34, 52, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.2039, 0.2314

RGB percentages13.3%, 20.4%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(196.8, 26.9%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 42.4%, 23.1%)

CMYK42.4%, 11.9%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,241,595

CSS custom property--colour: #22343B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.94:1

Contrast with white12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#DDCBC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30333Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C303Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#193636no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Black · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Gray · ΔE 34.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B2922

Analogous#223B35, #22283B

Triadic#3B2234, #343B22

Split complementary#3B2228, #3B3622

Tetradic#35223B, #3B2922, #283B22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#78A1B1

Lighter +30%#5A8A9C

Lighter +20%#476D7C

Lighter +10%#35515B

Darker −10%#0F171B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#163947

Less saturated −25%#2E2F2F

Channel breakdown

R34

G52

B59

Red34 (13.3%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue196.8°

Saturation (HSL)26.88%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 22 · G 34 · B 3B

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