Colour
#2B4039
- #2B4039
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B4039 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 64, 57 and HSL 160°, 20%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B4039#2B4039
HEX#2B4039
RGBrgb(43, 64, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.251, 0.2235
RGB percentages16.9%, 25.1%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(160, 19.6%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 32.8%, 25.1%)
CMYK32.8%, 0%, 10.9%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,834,489
CSS custom property--colour: #2B4039;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D4BFC6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#402B32
Analogous#2B402F, #2B3D40
Triadic#392B40, #40392B
Split complementary#402B3D, #402F2B
Tetradic#2F2B40, #402B32, #3D402B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G64
B57
Red43 (16.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 40 · B 39
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