Colour

#2A3335

#2A3335
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3335 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 51, 53 and HSL 191°, 12%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A3335

RGBrgb(42, 51, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2, 0.2078

RGB percentages16.5%, 20%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(190.9, 11.6%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 20.8%, 20.8%)

CMYK20.8%, 3.8%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,765,621

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3335;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.94:1

Contrast with white12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D5CCCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313235no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F3135no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#273434no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Black · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Gray · ΔE 33.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#352C2A

Analogous#2A3531, #2A2E35

Triadic#352A33, #33352A

Split complementary#352A2E, #35312A

Tetradic#322A35, #352C2A, #2E352A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#899DA2

Lighter +30%#6E858A

Lighter +20%#576A6E

Lighter +10%#414E51

Darker −10%#131819

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E3B41

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42

G51

B53

Red42 (16.5%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)11.58%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 33 · B 35

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