Recognised as Colour
#2D4E49
- #2D4E49
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2D4E49 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 78, 73 and HSL 171°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2D4E49#2D4E49
HEX#2D4E49
RGBrgb(45, 78, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3059, 0.2863
RGB percentages17.6%, 30.6%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(170.9, 26.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 42.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 6.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,969,161
CSS custom property--colour: #2D4E49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D2B1B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E2D32
Analogous#2D4E39, #2D434E
Triadic#492D4E, #4E492D
Split complementary#4E2D43, #4E392D
Tetradic#382D4E, #4E2D32, #434E2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G78
B73
Red45 (17.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue170.91°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 4E · B 49
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