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Recognised as Colour

#242C29

  • #242C29
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242C29 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 44, 41 and HSL 158°, 10%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#242C29#242C29
HEX#242C29
RGBrgb(36, 44, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1725, 0.1608
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.3%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(157.5, 10%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 18.2%, 17.3%)
CMYK18.2%, 0%, 6.8%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,601
CSS custom property--colour: #242C29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DBD3D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2B29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2A29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#222C2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Black · ΔE 17.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 36.7Slate grey · ΔE 37.5Light slate grey · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2427
Analogous#242C25, #242B2C
Triadic#29242C, #2C2924
Split complementary#2C242B, #2C2524
Tetradic#25242C, #2C2427, #2B2C24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#839991
Lighter +30%#698077
Lighter +20%#52645D
Lighter +10%#3B4843
Darker −10%#0D100F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A362C
Less saturated −25%#282828

Channel breakdown

R36
G44
B41
Red36 (14.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2C · B 29

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