Colour

#2B474A

#2B474A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B474A is a cyan with RGB values 43, 71, 74 and HSL 186°, 26%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B474A

RGBrgb(43, 71, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2784, 0.2902

RGB percentages16.9%, 27.8%, 29%

HSLhsl(185.8, 26.5%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 41.9%, 29%)

CMYK41.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,836,298

CSS custom property--colour: #2B474A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1

Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#D4B8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43454Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E414Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1E4948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Gray · ΔE 27.7 Teal · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A2E2B

Analogous#2B4A3D, #2B384A

Triadic#4A2B47, #474A2B

Split complementary#4A2B38, #4A3E2B

Tetradic#3D2B4A, #4A2E2B, #384A2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87B5BA

Lighter +30%#67A1A7

Lighter +20%#50858B

Lighter +10%#3E666A

Darker −10%#18282A

Darker −20%#060909

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C5359

Less saturated −25%#3A3B3B

Channel breakdown

R43

G71

B74

Red43 (16.9%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue185.81°

Saturation (HSL)26.5%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 47 · B 4A

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