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Recognised as Colour

#2D4948

  • #2D4948
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D4948 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 73, 72 and HSL 178°, 24%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D4948#2D4948
HEX#2D4948
RGBrgb(45, 73, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2863, 0.2824
RGB percentages17.6%, 28.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(177.9, 23.7%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 38.4%, 28.6%)
CMYK38.4%, 0%, 1.4%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,967,880
CSS custom property--colour: #2D4948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D2B6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464648no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#414248no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#224B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 2.7Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Gray · ΔE 27.1Teal · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 2.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#492D2E
Analogous#2D493A, #2D3C49
Triadic#482D49, #49482D
Split complementary#492D3C, #493A2D
Tetradic#3A2D49, #492D2E, #3C492D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BB7B6
Lighter +30%#6BA4A2
Lighter +20%#548886
Lighter +10%#406967
Darker −10%#1A2929
Darker −20%#060A0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E5856
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R45
G73
B72
Red45 (17.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue177.86°
Saturation (HSL)23.73%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 49 · B 48

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