Colour

#2A525D

#2A525D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A525D is a cyan with RGB values 42, 82, 93 and HSL 193°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A525D#2A525D

HEX#2A525D

RGBrgb(42, 82, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3216, 0.3647

RGB percentages16.5%, 32.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(192.9, 37.8%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.9, 54.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK54.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,773,597

CSS custom property--colour: #2A525D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#D5ADA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B505Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#434A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0A5655no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Teal · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5D352A

Analogous#2A5D4E, #2A395D

Triadic#5D2A52, #525D2A

Split complementary#5D2A39, #5D4E2A

Tetradic#4E2A5D, #5D352A, #395D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89BCCA

Lighter +30%#66A8BA

Lighter +20%#4A90A3

Lighter +10%#3A7180

Darker −10%#1A333A

Darker −20%#0A1417

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#195C6E

Less saturated −25%#3B484C

Channel breakdown

R42

G82

B93

Red42 (16.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue192.94°

Saturation (HSL)37.78%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 52 · B 5D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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