Colour
#2A3A38
- #2A3A38
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A3A38 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 58, 56 and HSL 173°, 16%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A3A38#2A3A38
HEX#2A3A38
RGBrgb(42, 58, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2275, 0.2196
RGB percentages16.5%, 22.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(172.5, 16%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 27.6%, 22.7%)
CMYK27.6%, 0%, 3.4%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,767,416
CSS custom property--colour: #2A3A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D5C5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A2A2C
Analogous#2A3A30, #2A343A
Triadic#382A3A, #3A382A
Split complementary#3A2A34, #3A302A
Tetradic#302A3A, #3A2A2C, #343A2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G58
B56
Red42 (16.5%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)16%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 3A · B 38
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