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Recognised as Colour

#2B524F

  • #2B524F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B524F is a cyan with RGB values 43, 82, 79 and HSL 175°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B524F#2B524F
HEX#2B524F
RGBrgb(43, 82, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3216, 0.3098
RGB percentages16.9%, 32.2%, 31%
HSLhsl(175.4, 31.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 47.6%, 32.2%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 3.7%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,839,119
CSS custom property--colour: #2B524F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D4ADB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#47494Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#195451no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 3.3Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Teal · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 26.2Dark cyan · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 3.26, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#522B2E
Analogous#2B523B, #2B4252
Triadic#4F2B52, #524F2B
Split complementary#522B42, #523B2B
Tetradic#3B2B52, #522B2E, #42522B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88C1BC
Lighter +30%#67AFAA
Lighter +20%#4E958F
Lighter +10%#3D736F
Darker −10%#19312F
Darker −20%#080F0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B625C
Less saturated −25%#3B4242

Channel breakdown

R43
G82
B79
Red43 (16.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue175.38°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 52 · B 4F

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