Recognised as Colour

#2D4442

#2D4442
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D4442 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 68, 66 and HSL 175°, 20%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2D4442

RGBrgb(45, 68, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2667, 0.2588

RGB percentages17.6%, 26.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(174.8, 20.4%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 33.8%, 26.7%)

CMYK33.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,966,594

CSS custom property--colour: #2D4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.41:1

Contrast with white10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#D2BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D3E42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#254543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 28.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Black · ΔE 28.6 Teal · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#442D2F

Analogous#2D4437, #2D3A44

Triadic#422D44, #44422D

Split complementary#442D3A, #44372D

Tetradic#372D44, #442D2F, #3A442D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8BB2AF

Lighter +30%#6C9E9A

Lighter +20%#56817E

Lighter +10%#416360

Darker −10%#192524

Darker −20%#040706

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F524E

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R45

G68

B66

Red45 (17.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue174.78°

Saturation (HSL)20.35%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2D · G 44 · B 42

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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