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Recognised as Colour

#2C504D

  • #2C504D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C504D is a cyan with RGB values 44, 80, 77 and HSL 175°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C504D#2C504D
HEX#2C504D
RGBrgb(44, 80, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3137, 0.302
RGB percentages17.3%, 31.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(175, 29%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175, 45%, 31.4%)
CMYK45%, 0%, 3.7%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,904,141
CSS custom property--colour: #2C504D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D3AFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#46484Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1D524Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 2.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Teal · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 26.3Dark cyan · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 2.51, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#502C2F
Analogous#2C503B, #2C4150
Triadic#4D2C50, #504D2C
Split complementary#502C41, #503B2C
Tetradic#3B2C50, #502C2F, #41502C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8ABEBA
Lighter +30%#69ACA7
Lighter +20%#50928C
Lighter +10%#3E716D
Darker −10%#1A2F2D
Darker −20%#080E0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C605A
Less saturated −25%#3C4140

Channel breakdown

R44
G80
B77
Red44 (17.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue175°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 50 · B 4D

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