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Recognised as Colour

#2B5162

  • #2B5162
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B5162 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 81, 98 and HSL 199°, 39%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B5162#2B5162
HEX#2B5162
RGBrgb(43, 81, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3176, 0.3843
RGB percentages16.9%, 31.8%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(198.5, 39%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 56.1%, 38.4%)
CMYK56.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,838,882
CSS custom property--colour: #2B5162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D4AE9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485063no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#404A62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#075656no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Gray · ΔE 26.7Teal · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#623C2B
Analogous#2B6257, #2B3662
Triadic#622B51, #51622B
Split complementary#622B36, #62582B
Tetradic#572B62, #623C2B, #35622B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CB9CD
Lighter +30%#69A3BD
Lighter +20%#4A8CA9
Lighter +10%#3B6E85
Darker −10%#1B343F
Darker −20%#0C161B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#195874
Less saturated −25%#3D4A50

Channel breakdown

R43
G81
B98
Red43 (16.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue198.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.01%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 51 · B 62

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