Colour

#2A666D

#2A666D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A666D is a cyan with RGB values 42, 102, 109 and HSL 186°, 44%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A666D

RGBrgb(42, 102, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4, 0.4275

RGB percentages16.5%, 40%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(186.3, 44.4%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 61.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK61.5%, 6.4%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,778,733

CSS custom property--colour: #2A666D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#D59992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E626Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#545A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Teal · ΔE 14.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D312A

Analogous#2A6D53, #2A456D

Triadic#6D2A66, #666D2A

Split complementary#6D2A45, #6D532A

Tetradic#532A6D, #6D312A, #446D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FCDD4

Lighter +30%#6ABCC6

Lighter +20%#46ABB7

Lighter +10%#388892

Darker −10%#1C4448

Darker −20%#0E2123

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#177580

Less saturated −25%#3D575A

Channel breakdown

R42

G102

B109

Red42 (16.5%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue186.27°

Saturation (HSL)44.37%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 66 · B 6D

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