Colour

#2B3D42

#2B3D42
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B3D42 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 61, 66 and HSL 193°, 21%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B3D42

RGBrgb(43, 61, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2392, 0.2588

RGB percentages16.9%, 23.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(193, 21.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193, 34.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK34.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,833,730

CSS custom property--colour: #2B3D42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D4C2BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A3C42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#363942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#233F3Eno 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 text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Black · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Gray · ΔE 30.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42302B

Analogous#2B423B, #2B3242

Triadic#422B3D, #3D422B

Split complementary#422B32, #423C2B

Tetradic#3B2B42, #42302B, #32422B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88A8B1

Lighter +30%#69929D

Lighter +20%#537680

Lighter +10%#3F5A61

Darker −10%#172023

Darker −20%#030404

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D4550

Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R43

G61

B66

Red43 (16.9%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue193.04°

Saturation (HSL)21.1%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 3D · B 42

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