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Recognised as Colour

#242B2C

  • #242B2C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242B2C is a cyan with RGB values 36, 43, 44 and HSL 187°, 10%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#242B2C#242B2C
HEX#242B2C
RGBrgb(36, 43, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1686, 0.1725
RGB percentages14.1%, 16.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(187.5, 10%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 18.2%, 17.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 2.3%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,348
CSS custom property--colour: #242B2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.41:1
Contrast with white14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DBD4D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2A2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#28292Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#222C2Bno 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 text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17Black · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Gray · ΔE 36.8Slate grey · ΔE 37Light slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2524
Analogous#242C29, #24272C
Triadic#2C242B, #2B2C24
Split complementary#2C2427, #2C2924
Tetradic#29242C, #2C2524, #272C24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#839699
Lighter +30%#697D80
Lighter +20%#526264
Lighter +10%#3B4648
Darker −10%#0D1010
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A3336
Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R36
G43
B44
Red36 (14.1%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2B · B 2C

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