Colour
#295C55
- #295C55
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#295C55 is a cyan with RGB values 41, 92, 85 and HSL 172°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#295C55#295C55
HEX#295C55
RGBrgb(41, 92, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3608, 0.3333
RGB percentages16.1%, 36.1%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(171.8, 38.3%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 55.4%, 36.1%)
CMYK55.4%, 0%, 7.6%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,710,613
CSS custom property--colour: #295C55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D6A3AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C2930
Analogous#295C3B, #294A5C
Triadic#55295C, #5C5529
Split complementary#5C294A, #5C3C29
Tetradic#3B295C, #5C2930, #4A5C29
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G92
B85
Red41 (16.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue171.76°
Saturation (HSL)38.35%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 29 · G 5C · B 55
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