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Recognised as Colour

#2B3636

  • #2B3636
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B3636 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 54, 54 and HSL 180°, 11%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B3636#2B3636
HEX#2B3636
RGBrgb(43, 54, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2118, 0.2118
RGB percentages16.9%, 21.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(180, 11.3%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 20.4%, 21.2%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,831,926
CSS custom property--colour: #2B3636;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D4C9C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343536no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#323336no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#283736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Black · ΔE 22.2Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Gray · ΔE 32.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#362B2B
Analogous#2B3631, #2B3136
Triadic#362B36, #36362B
Split complementary#362B31, #36312B
Tetradic#312B36, #362B2B, #31362B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BA2A2
Lighter +30%#6F8B8B
Lighter +20%#586F6F
Lighter +10%#425252
Darker −10%#141A1A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F4242
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R43
G54
B54
Red43 (16.9%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)11.34%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 36 · B 36

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