Colour
#2C3E3C
- #2C3E3C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2C3E3C is a cyan with RGB values 44, 62, 60 and HSL 173°, 17%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2C3E3C#2C3E3C
HEX#2C3E3C
RGBrgb(44, 62, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2431, 0.2353
RGB percentages17.3%, 24.3%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(173.3, 17%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 29%, 24.3%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 3.2%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,899,516
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3E3C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D3C1C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E2C2E
Analogous#2C3E33, #2C373E
Triadic#3C2C3E, #3E3C2C
Split complementary#3E2C37, #3E332C
Tetradic#332C3E, #3E2C2E, #373E2C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G62
B60
Red44 (17.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)16.98%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3E · B 3C
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