Recognised as Colour

#2B4943

#2B4943
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B4943 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 73, 67 and HSL 168°, 26%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B4943

RGBrgb(43, 73, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2863, 0.2627

RGB percentages16.9%, 28.6%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(168, 25.9%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168, 41.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK41.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,836,803

CSS custom property--colour: #2B4943;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#D4B6BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#414243no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#214A47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.4 Teal · ΔE 26.8 Gray · ΔE 28.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.75, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#492B31

Analogous#2B4934, #2B4049

Triadic#432B49, #49432B

Split complementary#492B40, #49342B

Tetradic#342B49, #492B31, #40492B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87B9AF

Lighter +30%#67A699

Lighter +20%#51897E

Lighter +10%#3E6960

Darker −10%#182926

Darker −20%#050908

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D584C

Less saturated −25%#3A3B3A

Channel breakdown

R43

G73

B67

Red43 (16.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue168°

Saturation (HSL)25.86%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 49 · B 43

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