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Colour

#2C2E36

  • #2C2E36
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2E36 is a blue with RGB values 44, 46, 54 and HSL 228°, 10%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C2E36#2C2E36
HEX#2C2E36
RGBrgb(44, 46, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.2118
RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(228, 10.2%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 18.5%, 21.2%)
CMYK18.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,414
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2E36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D3D1C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2F31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8Black · ΔE 19.8Dim grey · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 34.4Gray · ΔE 35Light slate grey · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36342C
Analogous#2C3336, #2F2C36
Triadic#362C2E, #2E362C
Split complementary#362F2C, #33362C
Tetradic#362C33, #36342C, #2C362F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C91A2
Lighter +30%#71768A
Lighter +20%#5A5E6E
Lighter +10%#434652
Darker −10%#15161A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#202742
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R44
G46
B54
Red44 (17.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B 36

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