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Recognised as Colour

#252F2C

  • #252F2C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252F2C is a cyan with RGB values 37, 47, 44 and HSL 162°, 12%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#252F2C#252F2C
HEX#252F2C
RGBrgb(37, 47, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1843, 0.1725
RGB percentages14.5%, 18.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(162, 11.9%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 21.3%, 18.4%)
CMYK21.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,908
CSS custom property--colour: #252F2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#DAD0D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E2E2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2C2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#232F2Eno 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 text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Black · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 35.5Slate grey · ΔE 36.3Teal · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F2528
Analogous#252F27, #252D2F
Triadic#2C252F, #2F2C25
Split complementary#2F252D, #2F2725
Tetradic#27252F, #2F2528, #2D2F25

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#839D95
Lighter +30%#68857C
Lighter +20%#526861
Lighter +10%#3B4C47
Darker −10%#0F1211
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B3A30
Less saturated −25%#2A2A2A

Channel breakdown

R37
G47
B44
Red37 (14.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)11.9%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2F · B 2C

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