Recognised as Colour

#2C5542

#2C5542
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C5542 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 85, 66 and HSL 152°, 32%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C5542#2C5542

HEX#2C5542

RGBrgb(44, 85, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3333, 0.2588

RGB percentages17.3%, 33.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(152.2, 31.8%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 48.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK48.2%, 0%, 22.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,905,410

CSS custom property--colour: #2C5542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#D3AABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4B43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#215550no 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 text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Teal · ΔE 23.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#552C3F

Analogous#2C552E, #2C5355

Triadic#422C55, #55422C

Split complementary#552C53, #552E2C

Tetradic#2E2C55, #552C3F, #53552C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AC3A9

Lighter +30%#69B190

Lighter +20%#4F9876

Lighter +10%#3D775C

Darker −10%#1B3328

Darker −20%#09120E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C6543

Less saturated −25%#3C4541

Channel breakdown

R44

G85

B66

Red44 (17.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue152.2°

Saturation (HSL)31.78%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2C · G 55 · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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