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Recognised as Colour

#2A625C

  • #2A625C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A625C is a cyan with RGB values 42, 98, 92 and HSL 174°, 40%, 27%. 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

#2A625C#2A625C
HEX#2A625C
RGBrgb(42, 98, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3843, 0.3608
RGB percentages16.5%, 38.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(173.6, 40%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 57.1%, 38.4%)
CMYK57.1%, 0%, 6.1%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,777,692
CSS custom property--colour: #2A625C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1
Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D59DA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#54565Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#026460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.7Teal · ΔE 15.1Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#622A30
Analogous#2A6240, #2A4C62
Triadic#5C2A62, #625C2A
Split complementary#622A4C, #62402A
Tetradic#402A62, #622A30, #4C622A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BCDC6
Lighter +30%#67BEB5
Lighter +20%#49A99F
Lighter +10%#39867E
Darker −10%#1B3E3A
Darker −20%#0B1B19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18746A
Less saturated −25%#3C514E

Channel breakdown

R42
G98
B92
Red42 (16.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue173.57°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 62 · B 5C

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