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Recognised as Colour

#244D53

  • #244D53
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#244D53 is a cyan with RGB values 36, 77, 83 and HSL 188°, 39%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#244D53#244D53
HEX#244D53
RGBrgb(36, 77, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.302, 0.3255
RGB percentages14.1%, 30.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(187.7, 39.5%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 56.6%, 32.5%)
CMYK56.6%, 7.2%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,379,091
CSS custom property--colour: #244D53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DBB2AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#474A53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#404553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#03504Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.42, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#532A24
Analogous#245342, #243653
Triadic#53244D, #4D5324
Split complementary#532436, #534224
Tetradic#422453, #532A24, #355324

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#7DBDC6
Lighter +30%#59ABB7
Lighter +20%#438F9A
Lighter +10%#336E77
Darker −10%#152C2F
Darker −20%#050B0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#155862
Less saturated −25%#334244

Channel breakdown

R36
G77
B83
Red36 (14.1%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue187.66°
Saturation (HSL)39.5%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 24 · G 4D · B 53

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