Recognised as Colour

#2B514B

#2B514B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B514B is a cyan with RGB values 43, 81, 75 and HSL 171°, 31%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B514B

RGBrgb(43, 81, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3176, 0.2941

RGB percentages16.9%, 31.8%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(170.5, 30.6%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 46.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK46.9%, 0%, 7.4%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,838,859

CSS custom property--colour: #2B514B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D4AEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4D4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#47484Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1C524Fno 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 text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Teal · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.64, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#512B31

Analogous#2B5138, #2B4451

Triadic#4B2B51, #514B2B

Split complementary#512B44, #51382B

Tetradic#382B51, #512B31, #44512B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88C0B7

Lighter +30%#67AEA3

Lighter +20%#4E9489

Lighter +10%#3D726A

Darker −10%#19302C

Darker −20%#080E0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C6156

Less saturated −25%#3B4240

Channel breakdown

R43

G81

B75

Red43 (16.9%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue170.53°

Saturation (HSL)30.65%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2B · G 51 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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