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Colour

#2C4442

  • #2C4442
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C4442 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 68, 66 and HSL 175°, 21%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C4442#2C4442
HEX#2C4442
RGBrgb(44, 68, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2667, 0.2588
RGB percentages17.3%, 26.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(175, 21.4%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 35.3%, 26.7%)
CMYK35.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,901,058
CSS custom property--colour: #2C4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D3BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#244543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 28.7Teal · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#442C2E
Analogous#2C4436, #2C3A44
Triadic#422C44, #44422C
Split complementary#442C3A, #44362C
Tetradic#362C44, #442C2E, #3A442C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89B3AF
Lighter +30%#6A9F9A
Lighter +20%#54827E
Lighter +10%#406360
Darker −10%#182524
Darker −20%#040606
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E524E
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R44
G68
B66
Red44 (17.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 44 · B 42

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