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Recognised as Colour

#2C2C36

  • #2C2C36
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2C36 is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 54 and HSL 240°, 10%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C2C36#2C2C36
HEX#2C2C36
RGBrgb(44, 44, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.2118
RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(240, 10.2%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.5%, 21.2%)
CMYK18.5%, 18.5%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,902
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2C36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D3C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2D36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#292D36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Black · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 35.9Light slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36362C
Analogous#2C3136, #312C36
Triadic#362C2C, #2C362C
Split complementary#36312C, #31362C
Tetradic#362C31, #36362C, #2C3631

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8CA2
Lighter +30%#71718A
Lighter +20%#5A5A6E
Lighter +10%#434352
Darker −10%#15151A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#202042
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R44
G44
B54
Red44 (17.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B 36

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