Colour

#2C5052

#2C5052
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C5052 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 80, 82 and HSL 183°, 30%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2C5052

RGBrgb(44, 80, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3137, 0.3216

RGB percentages17.3%, 31.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(183.2, 30.2%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 46.3%, 32.2%)

CMYK46.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,904,146

CSS custom property--colour: #2C5052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D3AFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4D52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#454852no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1A5250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 1.7 Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Teal · ΔE 23.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 1.66, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#522E2C

Analogous#2C5241, #2C3D52

Triadic#522C50, #50522C

Split complementary#522C3D, #52412C

Tetradic#412C52, #522E2C, #3D522C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8ABDC0

Lighter +30%#69ABAE

Lighter +20%#509194

Lighter +10%#3E7073

Darker −10%#1A3031

Darker −20%#080F10

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C5E62

Less saturated −25%#3C4242

Channel breakdown

R44

G80

B82

Red44 (17.3%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue183.16°

Saturation (HSL)30.16%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 50 · B 52

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