Recognised as Colour
#295B4B
- #295B4B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#295B4B is a cyan with RGB values 41, 91, 75 and HSL 161°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#295B4B#295B4B
HEX#295B4B
RGBrgb(41, 91, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3569, 0.2941
RGB percentages16.1%, 35.7%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(160.8, 37.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.8, 54.9%, 35.7%)
CMYK54.9%, 0%, 17.6%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,710,347
CSS custom property--colour: #295B4B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D6A4B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B2939
Analogous#295B32, #29525B
Triadic#4B295B, #5B4B29
Split complementary#5B2952, #5B3229
Tetradic#32295B, #5B2939, #525B29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G91
B75
Red41 (16.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue160.8°
Saturation (HSL)37.88%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 29 · G 5B · B 4B
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