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Recognised as Colour

#2A5146

  • #2A5146
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A5146 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 81, 70 and HSL 163°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A5146#2A5146
HEX#2A5146
RGBrgb(42, 81, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3176, 0.2745
RGB percentages16.5%, 31.8%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(163.1, 31.7%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 48.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK48.1%, 0%, 13.6%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,773,318
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5146;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D5AEB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4D46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#484847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1C524Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Teal · ΔE 23.3Dark cyan · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#512A35
Analogous#2A5132, #2A4851
Triadic#462A51, #51462A
Split complementary#512A48, #51332A
Tetradic#322A51, #512A35, #48512A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86C1B0
Lighter +30%#65AF9A
Lighter +20%#4D9480
Lighter +10%#3B7363
Darker −10%#192F29
Darker −20%#070E0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B604D
Less saturated −25%#39423F

Channel breakdown

R42
G81
B70
Red42 (16.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue163.08°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 51 · B 46

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