Colour

#242A2C

#242A2C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#242A2C is a cyan with RGB values 36, 42, 44 and HSL 195°, 10%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#242A2C#242A2C

HEX#242A2C

RGBrgb(36, 42, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1647, 0.1725

RGB percentages14.1%, 16.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(195, 10%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 18.2%, 17.3%)

CMYK18.2%, 4.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,370,092

CSS custom property--colour: #242A2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#DBD5D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#27292Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#222B2Bno 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 text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Gray · ΔE 37.1 Slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C2624

Analogous#242C2A, #24262C

Triadic#2C242A, #2A2C24

Split complementary#2C2426, #2C2A24

Tetradic#2A242C, #2C2624, #262C24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#839499

Lighter +30%#697A80

Lighter +20%#526064

Lighter +10%#3B4548

Darker −10%#0D0F10

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A2F36

Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R36

G42

B44

Red36 (14.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)10%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 2A · B 2C

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Colour values

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