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Recognised as Colour

#2A3530

  • #2A3530
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3530 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 53, 48 and HSL 153°, 12%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A3530#2A3530
HEX#2A3530
RGBrgb(42, 53, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2078, 0.1882
RGB percentages16.5%, 20.8%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(152.7, 11.6%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.7, 20.8%, 20.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,766,128
CSS custom property--colour: #2A3530;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D5CACF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343330no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#323230no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#283533no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.9Black · ΔE 21.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 33.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Teal · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#352A2F
Analogous#2A352B, #2A3535
Triadic#302A35, #35302A
Split complementary#352A35, #352B2A
Tetradic#2B2A35, #352A2F, #35352A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89A297
Lighter +30%#6E8A7D
Lighter +20%#576E64
Lighter +10%#41514A
Darker −10%#131916
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E4131
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42
G53
B48
Red42 (16.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue152.73°
Saturation (HSL)11.58%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 35 · B 30

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