Recognised as Colour

#2B6070

#2B6070
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B6070 is a cyan with RGB values 43, 96, 112 and HSL 194°, 45%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B6070

RGBrgb(43, 96, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3765, 0.4392

RGB percentages16.9%, 37.6%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(193.9, 44.5%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 61.6%, 43.9%)

CMYK61.6%, 14.3%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,842,736

CSS custom property--colour: #2B6070;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#D49F8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#703B2B

Analogous#2B705E, #2B3D70

Triadic#702B60, #60702B

Split complementary#702B3D, #705E2B

Tetradic#5E2B70, #703B2B, #3D702B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#92C6D5

Lighter +30%#6DB2C7

Lighter +20%#489FB9

Lighter +10%#398095

Darker −10%#1D404B

Darker −20%#0F2126

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#186A83

Less saturated −25%#3E565D

Channel breakdown

R43

G96

B112

Red43 (16.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue193.91°

Saturation (HSL)44.52%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 60 · B 70

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Colour harmonies

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