Colour
#2A4139
- #2A4139
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A4139 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 65, 57 and HSL 159°, 21%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A4139#2A4139
HEX#2A4139
RGBrgb(42, 65, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2549, 0.2235
RGB percentages16.5%, 25.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(159.1, 21.5%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.1, 35.4%, 25.5%)
CMYK35.4%, 0%, 12.3%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,769,209
CSS custom property--colour: #2A4139;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D5BEC6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#412A32
Analogous#2A412E, #2A3D41
Triadic#392A41, #41392A
Split complementary#412A3D, #412E2A
Tetradic#2E2A41, #412A32, #3D412A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G65
B57
Red42 (16.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue159.13°
Saturation (HSL)21.5%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 41 · B 39
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