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Recognised as Colour

#2C3539

  • #2C3539
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3539 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 53, 57 and HSL 198°, 13%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3539#2C3539
HEX#2C3539
RGBrgb(44, 53, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2078, 0.2235
RGB percentages17.3%, 20.8%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(198.5, 12.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 22.8%, 22.4%)
CMYK22.8%, 7%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,897,209
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3539;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D3CAC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333439no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#313339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#283636no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Black · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Gray · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#39302C
Analogous#2C3937, #2C2F39
Triadic#392C35, #35392C
Split complementary#392C2F, #39372C
Tetradic#372C39, #39302C, #2F392C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B9EA6
Lighter +30%#6F858F
Lighter +20%#586B73
Lighter +10%#425056
Darker −10%#161A1C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F3A46
Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R44
G53
B57
Red44 (17.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue198.46°
Saturation (HSL)12.87%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 35 · B 39

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