Recognised as Colour
#2B5953
- #2B5953
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B5953 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 89, 83 and HSL 172°, 35%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B5953#2B5953
HEX#2B5953
RGBrgb(43, 89, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.349, 0.3255
RGB percentages16.9%, 34.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(172.2, 34.8%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 51.7%, 34.9%)
CMYK51.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,840,915
CSS custom property--colour: #2B5953;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D4A6AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#592B31
Analogous#2B593C, #2B4859
Triadic#532B59, #59532B
Split complementary#592B48, #593C2B
Tetradic#3C2B59, #592B31, #48592B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G89
B83
Red43 (16.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue172.17°
Saturation (HSL)34.85%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 59 · B 53
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