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Colour

#252F32

  • #252F32
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#252F32 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 47, 50 and HSL 194°, 15%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#252F32#252F32
HEX#252F32
RGBrgb(37, 47, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1843, 0.1961
RGB percentages14.5%, 18.4%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(193.8, 14.9%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 26%, 19.6%)
CMYK26%, 6%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,914
CSS custom property--colour: #252F32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#DAD0CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2E32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2D32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#213030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Black · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 35.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#322825
Analogous#25322F, #252932
Triadic#32252F, #2F3225
Split complementary#322529, #322E25
Tetradic#2E2532, #322825, #293225

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#819AA2
Lighter +30%#66828A
Lighter +20%#50666D
Lighter +10%#3B4B4F
Darker −10%#0F1315
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A353D
Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R37
G47
B50
Red37 (14.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue193.85°
Saturation (HSL)14.94%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2F · B 32

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