Colour

#2A5350

#2A5350
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A5350 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 83, 80 and HSL 176°, 33%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A5350

RGBrgb(42, 83, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3255, 0.3137

RGB percentages16.5%, 32.5%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(175.6, 32.8%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.6, 49.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK49.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,773,840

CSS custom property--colour: #2A5350;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#D5ACAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4F50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#484A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#165552no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 3.8 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Teal · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 3.81, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#532A2D

Analogous#2A533C, #2A4253

Triadic#502A53, #53502A

Split complementary#532A42, #533C2A

Tetradic#3C2A53, #532A2D, #42532A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87C2BE

Lighter +30%#65B1AB

Lighter +20%#4C9791

Lighter +10%#3B7571

Darker −10%#19312F

Darker −20%#080F0F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A635D

Less saturated −25%#3A4343

Channel breakdown

R42

G83

B80

Red42 (16.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue175.61°

Saturation (HSL)32.8%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 53 · B 50

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