Colour

#2A2C32

#2A2C32
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2C32 is a blue with RGB values 42, 44, 50 and HSL 225°, 9%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A2C32#2A2C32

HEX#2A2C32

RGBrgb(42, 44, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1725, 0.1961

RGB percentages16.5%, 17.3%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(225, 8.7%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16%, 19.6%)

CMYK16%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,763,826

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.96:1

Contrast with white13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D5D3CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2C32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2C32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#282D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Black · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Gray · ΔE 35.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#32302A

Analogous#2A3032, #2C2A32

Triadic#322A2C, #2C322A

Split complementary#322C2A, #30322A

Tetradic#322A30, #32302A, #2A322C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8B8F9D

Lighter +30%#707585

Lighter +20%#595D69

Lighter +10%#41444E

Darker −10%#131416

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E263D

Less saturated −25%#2E2E2E

Channel breakdown

R42

G44

B50

Red42 (16.5%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)8.7%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2C · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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