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Recognised as Colour

#2C2E37

  • #2C2E37
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2E37 is a blue with RGB values 44, 46, 55 and HSL 229°, 11%, 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

#2C2E37#2C2E37
HEX#2C2E37
RGBrgb(44, 46, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.2157
RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(229.1, 11.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 20%, 21.6%)
CMYK20%, 16.4%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,415
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2E37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D3D1C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2E37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2A3031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.1Black · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Gray · ΔE 35.1Light slate grey · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37352C
Analogous#2C3437, #302C37
Triadic#372C2E, #2E372C
Split complementary#37302C, #34372C
Tetradic#372C34, #37352C, #2C3730

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C90A3
Lighter +30%#70758C
Lighter +20%#595D70
Lighter +10%#434653
Darker −10%#15161B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#202643
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R44
G46
B55
Red44 (17.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B 37

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