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Colour

#2B494D

  • #2B494D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B494D is a cyan with RGB values 43, 73, 77 and HSL 187°, 28%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B494D#2B494D
HEX#2B494D
RGBrgb(43, 73, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2863, 0.302
RGB percentages16.9%, 28.6%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(187.1, 28.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.1, 44.2%, 30.2%)
CMYK44.2%, 5.2%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,836,813
CSS custom property--colour: #2B494D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D4B6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44474Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F424Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1D4B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 3.6Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Teal · ΔE 27.1Gray · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D2F2B
Analogous#2B4D40, #2B384D
Triadic#4D2B49, #494D2B
Split complementary#4D2B38, #4D402B
Tetradic#402B4D, #4D2F2B, #384D2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88B6BC
Lighter +30%#67A2AA
Lighter +20%#50878E
Lighter +10%#3D686E
Darker −10%#192A2C
Darker −20%#060B0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C545C
Less saturated −25%#3A3E3E

Channel breakdown

R43
G73
B77
Red43 (16.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue187.06°
Saturation (HSL)28.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 49 · B 4D

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