Colour

#2A353A

#2A353A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A353A is a cyan with RGB values 42, 53, 58 and HSL 199°, 16%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A353A

RGBrgb(42, 53, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2078, 0.2275

RGB percentages16.5%, 20.8%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(198.8, 16%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 27.6%, 22.7%)

CMYK27.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,766,138

CSS custom property--colour: #2A353A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.58:1

Contrast with white12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#D5CAC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32343Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#30323Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#253737no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Black · ΔE 22.1 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32 Gray · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A2F2A

Analogous#2A3A37, #2A2D3A

Triadic#3A2A35, #353A2A

Split complementary#3A2A2D, #3A372A

Tetradic#372A3A, #3A2F2A, #2D3A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#889EA8

Lighter +30%#6A8693

Lighter +20%#556B75

Lighter +10%#3F5058

Darker −10%#151A1C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E3A47

Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R42

G53

B58

Red42 (16.5%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue198.75°

Saturation (HSL)16%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 35 · B 3A

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