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Recognised as Colour

#2A6762

  • #2A6762
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A6762 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 103, 98 and HSL 175°, 42%, 28%. 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

#2A6762#2A6762
HEX#2A6762
RGBrgb(42, 103, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4039, 0.3843
RGB percentages16.5%, 40.4%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(175.1, 42.1%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 59.2%, 40.4%)
CMYK59.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,778,978
CSS custom property--colour: #2A6762;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D5989D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#585B63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006965no 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 text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5Teal · ΔE 12.8Dark cyan · ΔE 16.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#672A2F
Analogous#2A6744, #2A4E67
Triadic#622A67, #67622A
Split complementary#672A4E, #67432A
Tetradic#432A67, #672A2F, #4E672A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DD0CB
Lighter +30%#68C2BA
Lighter +20%#48AFA7
Lighter +10%#398B84
Darker −10%#1B4340
Darker −20%#0C1F1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#187971
Less saturated −25%#3C5553

Channel breakdown

R42
G103
B98
Red42 (16.5%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue175.08°
Saturation (HSL)42.07%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2A · G 67 · B 62

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