Recognised as Colour
#2A453D
- #2A453D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2A453D is a cyan with RGB values 42, 69, 61 and HSL 162°, 24%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2A453D#2A453D
HEX#2A453D
RGBrgb(42, 69, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2706, 0.2392
RGB percentages16.5%, 27.1%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(162.2, 24.3%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 39.1%, 27.1%)
CMYK39.1%, 0%, 11.6%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,770,237
CSS custom property--colour: #2A453D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D5BAC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#452A32
Analogous#2A4530, #2A3F45
Triadic#3D2A45, #453D2A
Split complementary#452A3F, #45302A
Tetradic#302A45, #452A32, #3F452A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R42
G69
B61
Red42 (16.5%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue162.22°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 45 · B 3D
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