Colour
#2A3835
- #2A3835
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A3835 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 56, 53 and HSL 167°, 14%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A3835#2A3835
HEX#2A3835
RGBrgb(42, 56, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2196, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.5%, 22%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(167.1, 14.3%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 25%, 22%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 5.4%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,766,901
CSS custom property--colour: #2A3835;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D5C7CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#382A2D
Analogous#2A382E, #2A3438
Triadic#352A38, #38352A
Split complementary#382A34, #382E2A
Tetradic#2E2A38, #382A2D, #34382A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G56
B53
Red42 (16.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 38 · B 35
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