Colour

#2B3A3D

#2B3A3D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B3A3D is a cyan with RGB values 43, 58, 61 and HSL 190°, 17%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B3A3D#2B3A3D

HEX#2B3A3D

RGBrgb(43, 58, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2275, 0.2392

RGB percentages16.9%, 22.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(190, 17.3%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190, 29.5%, 23.9%)

CMYK29.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,832,957

CSS custom property--colour: #2B3A3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D4C5C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37393Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#34363Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#253B3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Black · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Gray · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D2E2B

Analogous#2B3D37, #2B313D

Triadic#3D2B3A, #3A3D2B

Split complementary#3D2B31, #3D372B

Tetradic#372B3D, #3D2E2B, #313D2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#89A6AB

Lighter +30%#6B8F96

Lighter +20%#557379

Lighter +10%#40565B

Darker −10%#161E1F

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E434A

Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R43

G58

B61

Red43 (16.9%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue190°

Saturation (HSL)17.31%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 3A · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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