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Recognised as Colour

#2D4342

  • #2D4342
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D4342 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 67, 66 and HSL 177°, 20%, 22%. 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

#2D4342#2D4342
HEX#2D4342
RGBrgb(45, 67, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2627, 0.2588
RGB percentages17.6%, 26.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(177.3, 19.6%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.3, 32.8%, 26.3%)
CMYK32.8%, 0%, 1.5%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,966,338
CSS custom property--colour: #2D4342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.1 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#D2BCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404142no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#254443no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 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 5.7Dim grey · ΔE 20Black · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 28.4Teal · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#432D2E
Analogous#2D4337, #2D3943
Triadic#422D43, #43422D
Split complementary#432D39, #43372D
Tetradic#372D43, #432D2E, #39432D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BB1AF
Lighter +30%#6C9D9A
Lighter +20%#56807E
Lighter +10%#416260
Darker −10%#192424
Darker −20%#040606
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F514F
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R45
G67
B66
Red45 (17.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue177.27°
Saturation (HSL)19.64%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 43 · B 42

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