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Recognised as Colour

#2C6868

  • #2C6868
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C6868 is a cyan with RGB values 44, 104, 104 and HSL 180°, 41%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C6868#2C6868
HEX#2C6868
RGBrgb(44, 104, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4078, 0.4078
RGB percentages17.3%, 40.8%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(180, 40.5%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 57.7%, 40.8%)
CMYK57.7%, 0%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,910,312
CSS custom property--colour: #2C6868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D39797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#626368no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#585C68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006B68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9Teal · ΔE 12.8Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8Dim grey · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#682C2C
Analogous#2C684A, #2C4A68
Triadic#682C68, #68682C
Split complementary#682C4A, #684A2C
Tetradic#4A2C68, #682C2C, #4A682C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90D0D0
Lighter +30%#6CC1C1
Lighter +20%#4AB0B0
Lighter +10%#3B8C8C
Darker −10%#1D4444
Darker −20%#0E2020
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#197A7A
Less saturated −25%#3E5555

Channel breakdown

R44
G104
B104
Red44 (17.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 68 · B 68

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