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Recognised as Colour

#2D424B

  • #2D424B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D424B is a cyan with RGB values 45, 66, 75 and HSL 198°, 25%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D424B#2D424B
HEX#2D424B
RGBrgb(45, 66, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2588, 0.2941
RGB percentages17.6%, 25.9%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(198, 25%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198, 40%, 29.4%)
CMYK40%, 12%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,966,091
CSS custom property--colour: #2D424B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D2BDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D414Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#393D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#224545no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.8Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Black · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.84, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B362D
Analogous#2D4B45, #2D334B
Triadic#4B2D42, #424B2D
Split complementary#4B2D33, #4B452D
Tetradic#452D4B, #4B362D, #334B2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BABB9
Lighter +30%#6B94A6
Lighter +20%#537A8B
Lighter +10%#405E6B
Darker −10%#1A262B
Darker −20%#070A0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E485A
Less saturated −25%#3C3C3C

Channel breakdown

R45
G66
B75
Red45 (17.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue198°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 42 · B 4B

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