Colour

#2C484C

#2C484C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C484C is a cyan with RGB values 44, 72, 76 and HSL 188°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2C484C

RGBrgb(44, 72, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2824, 0.298

RGB percentages17.3%, 28.2%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(187.5, 26.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 42.1%, 29.8%)

CMYK42.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,902,092

CSS custom property--colour: #2C484C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1

Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#D3B7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44464Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E424Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#1F4A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.1 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Gray · ΔE 27.3 Teal · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.09, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C302C

Analogous#2C4C40, #2C384C

Triadic#4C2C48, #484C2C

Split complementary#4C2C38, #4C402C

Tetradic#402C4C, #4C302C, #384C2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89B5BB

Lighter +30%#69A0A8

Lighter +20%#51858D

Lighter +10%#3F676C

Darker −10%#19292C

Darker −20%#070B0B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D535B

Less saturated −25%#3B3D3D

Channel breakdown

R44

G72

B76

Red44 (17.3%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)26.67%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 48 · B 4C

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