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Recognised as Colour

#242D2B

  • #242D2B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#242D2B is a cyan with RGB values 36, 45, 43 and HSL 167°, 11%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#242D2B#242D2B
HEX#242D2B
RGBrgb(36, 45, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.1765, 0.1686
RGB percentages14.1%, 17.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(166.7, 11.1%, 15.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 20%, 17.6%)
CMYK20%, 0%, 4.4%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,370,859
CSS custom property--colour: #242D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#DBD2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#222D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9Black · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 36.3Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Light slate grey · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D2426
Analogous#242D27, #242B2D
Triadic#2B242D, #2D2B24
Split complementary#2D242B, #2D2724
Tetradic#26242D, #2D2426, #2B2D24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#829B95
Lighter +30%#68827C
Lighter +20%#516661
Lighter +10%#3B4946
Darker −10%#0D1110
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A3731
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R36
G45
B43
Red36 (14.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue166.67°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness15.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 2D · B 2B

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