Recognised as Colour
#2B5E55
- #2B5E55
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2B5E55 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 94, 85 and HSL 169°, 37%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2B5E55#2B5E55
HEX#2B5E55
RGBrgb(43, 94, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3686, 0.3333
RGB percentages16.9%, 36.9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(169.4, 37.2%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.4, 54.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK54.3%, 0%, 9.6%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,842,197
CSS custom property--colour: #2B5E55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D4A1AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E2B34
Analogous#2B5E3B, #2B4E5E
Triadic#552B5E, #5E552B
Split complementary#5E2B4E, #5E3B2B
Tetradic#3C2B5E, #5E2B34, #4E5E2B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R43
G94
B85
Red43 (16.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue169.41°
Saturation (HSL)37.23%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 5E · B 55
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