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Recognised as Colour

#2C3B41

  • #2C3B41
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3B41 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 59, 65 and HSL 197°, 19%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3B41#2C3B41
HEX#2C3B41
RGBrgb(44, 59, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2314, 0.2549
RGB percentages17.3%, 23.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(197.1, 19.3%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 32.3%, 25.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,898,753
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3B41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D3C4BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383A41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#343841no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#253D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.6Dim grey · ΔE 21.8Black · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41322C
Analogous#2C413C, #2C3141
Triadic#412C3B, #3B412C
Split complementary#412C31, #413C2C
Tetradic#3C2C41, #41322C, #31412C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AA5AF
Lighter +30%#6B8D9B
Lighter +20%#55727E
Lighter +10%#41575F
Darker −10%#171F23
Darker −20%#030404
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E414F
Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R44
G59
B65
Red44 (17.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)19.27%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3B · B 41

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