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Colour

#2C5440

  • #2C5440
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C5440 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 84, 64 and HSL 150°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C5440#2C5440
HEX#2C5440
RGBrgb(44, 84, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3294, 0.251
RGB percentages17.3%, 32.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(150, 31.3%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 47.6%, 32.9%)
CMYK47.6%, 0%, 23.8%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,905,152
CSS custom property--colour: #2C5440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D3ABBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534F3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4A41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#22544Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Dim grey · ΔE 24Teal · ΔE 24.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.2Dark cyan · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#542C40
Analogous#2C542C, #2C5454
Triadic#402C54, #54402C
Split complementary#542C54, #542C2C
Tetradic#2C2C54, #542C40, #54542C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AC2A6
Lighter +30%#69B08C
Lighter +20%#4F9773
Lighter +10%#3E755A
Darker −10%#1A3327
Darker −20%#09110D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C6440
Less saturated −25%#3C4440

Channel breakdown

R44
G84
B64
Red44 (17.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 54 · B 40

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