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Colour

#2A3938

  • #2A3938
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3938 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 57, 56 and HSL 176°, 15%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A3938#2A3938
HEX#2A3938
RGBrgb(42, 57, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2235, 0.2196
RGB percentages16.5%, 22.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(176, 15.2%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176, 26.3%, 22.4%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,767,160
CSS custom property--colour: #2A3938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D5C6C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#373738no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#343538no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#253A39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Black · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.8Teal · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#392A2B
Analogous#2A3931, #2A3339
Triadic#382A39, #39382A
Split complementary#392A33, #39312A
Tetradic#312A39, #392A2B, #33392A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88A7A5
Lighter +30%#6B918F
Lighter +20%#557472
Lighter +10%#405655
Darker −10%#141C1B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E4543
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R42
G57
B56
Red42 (16.5%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue176°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 39 · B 38

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