Recognised as Colour

#2A5655

#2A5655
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A5655 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 86, 85 and HSL 179°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A5655

RGBrgb(42, 86, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3373, 0.3333

RGB percentages16.5%, 33.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(178.6, 34.4%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.6, 51.2%, 33.7%)

CMYK51.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,774,613

CSS custom property--colour: #2A5655;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#D5A9AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515255no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4D55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#115856no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.4 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Teal · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.4, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#562A2B

Analogous#2A563F, #2A4156

Triadic#552A56, #56552A

Split complementary#562A41, #563F2A

Tetradic#3F2A56, #562A2B, #41562A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87C5C3

Lighter +30%#65B4B2

Lighter +20%#4B9B99

Lighter +10%#3B7877

Darker −10%#193433

Darker −20%#091111

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A6664

Less saturated −25%#3A4646

Channel breakdown

R42

G86

B85

Red42 (16.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue178.64°

Saturation (HSL)34.38%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2A · G 56 · B 55

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