Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#2B454C

  • #2B454C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B454C is a cyan with RGB values 43, 69, 76 and HSL 193°, 28%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B454C#2B454C
HEX#2B454C
RGBrgb(43, 69, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2706, 0.298
RGB percentages16.9%, 27.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(192.7, 27.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.7, 43.4%, 29.8%)
CMYK43.4%, 9.2%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,835,788
CSS custom property--colour: #2B454C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#D4BAB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40434Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3F4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1E4847no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.5Dim grey · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Teal · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C322B
Analogous#2B4C43, #2B344C
Triadic#4C2B45, #454C2B
Split complementary#4C2B34, #4C432B
Tetradic#432B4C, #4C322B, #344C2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88B0BB
Lighter +30%#679BA9
Lighter +20%#50808D
Lighter +10%#3D636D
Darker −10%#19272B
Darker −20%#060A0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4E5B
Less saturated −25%#3A3C3D

Channel breakdown

R43
G69
B76
Red43 (16.9%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue192.73°
Saturation (HSL)27.73%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 45 · B 4C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2b454c” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.