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Recognised as Colour

#2D3436

  • #2D3436
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D3436 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 52, 54 and HSL 193°, 9%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D3436#2D3436
HEX#2D3436
RGBrgb(45, 52, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2039, 0.2118
RGB percentages17.6%, 20.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(193.3, 9.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 16.7%, 21.2%)
CMYK16.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,962,486
CSS custom property--colour: #2D3436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D2CBC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333336no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#313236no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#2B3535no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Black · ΔE 21.4Dim grey · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Light slate grey · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#362F2D
Analogous#2D3634, #2D3036
Triadic#362D34, #34362D
Split complementary#362D30, #36342D
Tetradic#342D36, #362F2D, #30362D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E9DA1
Lighter +30%#738489
Lighter +20%#5B6A6E
Lighter +10%#444F52
Darker −10%#16191A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#213B42
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R45
G52
B54
Red45 (17.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue193.33°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 34 · B 36

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