Colour
#2B544E
- #2B544E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B544E is a cyan with RGB values 43, 84, 78 and HSL 171°, 32%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B544E#2B544E
HEX#2B544E
RGBrgb(43, 84, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3294, 0.3059
RGB percentages16.9%, 32.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(171.2, 32.3%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 48.8%, 32.9%)
CMYK48.8%, 0%, 7.1%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,839,630
CSS custom property--colour: #2B544E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D4ABB1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#542B31
Analogous#2B543A, #2B4554
Triadic#4E2B54, #544E2B
Split complementary#542B45, #543A2B
Tetradic#3A2B54, #542B31, #45542B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G84
B78
Red43 (16.9%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue171.22°
Saturation (HSL)32.28%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 54 · B 4E
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