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Recognised as Colour

#2C686F

  • #2C686F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C686F is a cyan with RGB values 44, 104, 111 and HSL 186°, 43%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C686F#2C686F
HEX#2C686F
RGBrgb(44, 104, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4078, 0.4353
RGB percentages17.3%, 40.8%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(186.3, 43.2%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 60.4%, 43.5%)
CMYK60.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,910,319
CSS custom property--colour: #2C686F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D39790

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60646Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#565C6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006C6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3Teal · ΔE 14.2Dark cyan · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F332C
Analogous#2C6F55, #2C476F
Triadic#6F2C68, #686F2C
Split complementary#6F2C47, #6F552C
Tetradic#552C6F, #6F332C, #466F2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93CDD4
Lighter +30%#6EBDC6
Lighter +20%#4AACB7
Lighter +10%#3A8A94
Darker −10%#1E464A
Darker −20%#0F2426
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#197782
Less saturated −25%#3F595C

Channel breakdown

R44
G104
B111
Red44 (17.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue186.27°
Saturation (HSL)43.23%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 68 · B 6F

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