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Recognised as Colour

#2B6053

  • #2B6053
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B6053 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 96, 83 and HSL 165°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B6053#2B6053
HEX#2B6053
RGBrgb(43, 96, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3765, 0.3255
RGB percentages16.9%, 37.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(165.3, 38.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.3, 55.2%, 37.6%)
CMYK55.2%, 0%, 13.5%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,842,707
CSS custom property--colour: #2B6053;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D49FAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5A52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#555454no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#12615Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5Teal · ΔE 17.2Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 22.6Cadetblue · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#602B38
Analogous#2B6039, #2B5360
Triadic#532B60, #60532B
Split complementary#602B53, #60382B
Tetradic#392B60, #602B38, #53602B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CCBBC
Lighter +30%#68BCA7
Lighter +20%#4BA690
Lighter +10%#3B8371
Darker −10%#1B3D35
Darker −20%#0B1A16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A715C
Less saturated −25%#3C4F4A

Channel breakdown

R43
G96
B83
Red43 (16.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue165.28°
Saturation (HSL)38.13%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 60 · B 53

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