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Recognised as Colour

#2C6564

  • #2C6564
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C6564 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 101, 100 and HSL 179°, 39%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C6564#2C6564
HEX#2C6564
RGBrgb(44, 101, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.3961, 0.3922
RGB percentages17.3%, 39.6%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(178.9, 39.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 56.4%, 39.6%)
CMYK56.4%, 0%, 1%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,909,540
CSS custom property--colour: #2C6564;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D39A9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6064no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#565964no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.7Teal · ΔE 14Dark cyan · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#652C2D
Analogous#2C6547, #2C4A65
Triadic#642C65, #65642C
Split complementary#652C4A, #65472C
Tetradic#472C65, #652C2D, #4A652C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FCECD
Lighter +30%#6BBFBD
Lighter +20%#4BACAA
Lighter +10%#3B8987
Darker −10%#1D4141
Darker −20%#0D1E1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A7775
Less saturated −25%#3E5353

Channel breakdown

R44
G101
B100
Red44 (17.3%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue178.95°
Saturation (HSL)39.31%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2C · G 65 · B 64

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