Colour
#2B3A38
- #2B3A38
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B3A38 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 58, 56 and HSL 172°, 15%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B3A38#2B3A38
HEX#2B3A38
RGBrgb(43, 58, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2275, 0.2196
RGB percentages16.9%, 22.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(172, 14.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 25.9%, 22.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,832,952
CSS custom property--colour: #2B3A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D4C5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A2B2D
Analogous#2B3A31, #2B353A
Triadic#382B3A, #3A382B
Split complementary#3A2B35, #3A312B
Tetradic#312B3A, #3A2B2D, #353A2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G58
B56
Red43 (16.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)14.85%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 3A · B 38
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