Recognised as Colour

#2A6070

#2A6070
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A6070 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 96, 112 and HSL 194°, 45%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A6070

RGBrgb(42, 96, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3765, 0.4392

RGB percentages16.5%, 37.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(193.7, 45.5%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.7, 62.5%, 43.9%)

CMYK62.5%, 14.3%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,777,200

CSS custom property--colour: #2A6070;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1

Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#D59F8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Teal · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#703A2A

Analogous#2A705D, #2A3D70

Triadic#702A60, #60702A

Split complementary#702A3D, #705D2A

Tetradic#5D2A70, #703A2A, #3D702A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#90C6D6

Lighter +30%#6BB3C8

Lighter +20%#469FBA

Lighter +10%#388095

Darker −10%#1C404B

Darker −20%#0E2026

Darker −30%#000101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#176A83

Less saturated −25%#3D565D

Channel breakdown

R42

G96

B112

Red42 (16.5%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue193.71°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 60 · B 70

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Colour harmonies

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