Recognised as Colour

#2B483C

#2B483C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B483C is a cyan with RGB values 43, 72, 60 and HSL 155°, 25%, 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#2B483C

RGBrgb(43, 72, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2824, 0.2353

RGB percentages16.9%, 28.2%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(155.2, 25.2%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.2, 40.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK40.3%, 0%, 16.7%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,836,540

CSS custom property--colour: #2B483C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05475WCAG 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 10.02:1

Contrast with white10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#D4B7C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47443Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#42413Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Tritanopia#244844no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Teal · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 29.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.7 Slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#482B37

Analogous#2B482E, #2B4548

Triadic#3C2B48, #483C2B

Split complementary#482B45, #482E2B

Tetradic#2E2B48, #482B37, #45482B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87B8A4

Lighter +30%#67A58B

Lighter +20%#518871

Lighter +10%#3E6857

Darker −10%#182821

Darker −20%#050807

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D563E

Less saturated −25%#393A3A

Channel breakdown

R43

G72

B60

Red43 (16.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue155.17°

Saturation (HSL)25.22%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 48 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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