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Recognised as Colour

#2B615C

  • #2B615C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B615C is a cyan with RGB values 43, 97, 92 and HSL 174°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B615C#2B615C
HEX#2B615C
RGBrgb(43, 97, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3804, 0.3608
RGB percentages16.9%, 38%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(174.4, 38.6%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.4, 55.7%, 38%)
CMYK55.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,842,972
CSS custom property--colour: #2B615C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#D49EA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#53565Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#07635Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.8Teal · ΔE 15.6Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.6Cadetblue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#612B30
Analogous#2B6141, #2B4B61
Triadic#5C2B61, #615C2B
Split complementary#612B4B, #61412B
Tetradic#412B61, #612B30, #4B612B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CCCC6
Lighter +30%#69BCB5
Lighter +20%#4AA89F
Lighter +10%#3B847E
Darker −10%#1B3E3A
Darker −20%#0C1A19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A736A
Less saturated −25%#3D504E

Channel breakdown

R43
G97
B92
Red43 (16.9%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue174.44°
Saturation (HSL)38.57%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2B · G 61 · B 5C

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