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Colour

#262D2B

  • #262D2B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#262D2B is a cyan with RGB values 38, 45, 43 and HSL 163°, 8%, 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

#262D2B#262D2B
HEX#262D2B
RGBrgb(38, 45, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1765, 0.1686
RGB percentages14.9%, 17.6%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(162.9, 8.4%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 15.6%, 17.6%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,501,931
CSS custom property--colour: #262D2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D9D2D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2C2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2B2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#242D2Cno 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 text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.3Black · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 36Slate grey · ΔE 36.7Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D2628
Analogous#262D27, #262B2D
Triadic#2B262D, #2D2B26
Split complementary#2D262B, #2D2726
Tetradic#27262D, #2D2628, #2B2D26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#869994
Lighter +30%#6C807A
Lighter +20%#556460
Lighter +10%#3D4945
Darker −10%#0F1111
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C372F
Less saturated −25%#292929

Channel breakdown

R38
G45
B43
Red38 (14.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 26 · G 2D · B 2B

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