Colour

#2B4E47

#2B4E47
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B4E47 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 78, 71 and HSL 168°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B4E47

RGBrgb(43, 78, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3059, 0.2784

RGB percentages16.9%, 30.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(168, 28.9%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168, 44.9%, 30.6%)

CMYK44.9%, 0%, 9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,838,087

CSS custom property--colour: #2B4E47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.2:1

Contrast with white9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#D4B1B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4A47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#454648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1E4F4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.9 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Teal · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 27.4 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.93, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E2B32

Analogous#2B4E35, #2B444E

Triadic#472B4E, #4E472B

Split complementary#4E2B44, #4E362B

Tetradic#352B4E, #4E2B32, #444E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88BDB3

Lighter +30%#67AB9D

Lighter +20%#4F9083

Lighter +10%#3D6F65

Darker −10%#192D29

Darker −20%#070C0B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C5D50

Less saturated −25%#3A3F3E

Channel breakdown

R43

G78

B71

Red43 (16.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue168°

Saturation (HSL)28.93%

Lightness23.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 4E · B 47

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