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Recognised as Colour

#2C3833

  • #2C3833
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3833 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 56, 51 and HSL 155°, 12%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3833#2C3833
HEX#2C3833
RGBrgb(44, 56, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2196, 0.2
RGB percentages17.3%, 22%, 20%
HSLhsl(155, 12%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155, 21.4%, 22%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 8.9%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,897,971
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3833;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D3C7CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#373633no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#353533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2A3836no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7Dim grey · ΔE 23Black · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Teal · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382C31
Analogous#2C382D, #2C3738
Triadic#332C38, #38332C
Split complementary#382C37, #382D2C
Tetradic#2D2C38, #382C31, #37382C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CA49A
Lighter +30%#6F8E81
Lighter +20%#597167
Lighter +10%#42554D
Darker −10%#161B19
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#204535
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R44
G56
B51
Red44 (17.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue155°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 38 · B 33

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