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Recognised as Colour

#273D46

  • #273D46
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#273D46 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 61, 70 and HSL 197°, 28%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#273D46#273D46
HEX#273D46
RGBrgb(39, 61, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2392, 0.2745
RGB percentages15.3%, 23.9%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(197.4, 28.4%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.4, 44.3%, 27.5%)
CMYK44.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,571,590
CSS custom property--colour: #273D46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D8C2B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383C46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#333846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1B4040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.1Dim grey · ΔE 22.5Black · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Gray · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#463027
Analogous#274640, #272D46
Triadic#46273D, #3D4627
Split complementary#46272D, #464027
Tetradic#402746, #463027, #2D4627

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80A8B9
Lighter +30%#6092A6
Lighter +20%#4B7688
Lighter +10%#395A67
Darker −10%#152025
Darker −20%#030404
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#194354
Less saturated −25%#353738

Channel breakdown

R39
G61
B70
Red39 (15.3%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue197.42°
Saturation (HSL)28.44%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 3D · B 46

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