Recognised as Colour
#2D5D57
- #2D5D57
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2D5D57 is a cyan with RGB values 45, 93, 87 and HSL 173°, 35%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2D5D57#2D5D57
HEX#2D5D57
RGBrgb(45, 93, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3647, 0.3412
RGB percentages17.6%, 36.5%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(172.5, 34.8%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.5, 51.6%, 36.5%)
CMYK51.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,973,015
CSS custom property--colour: #2D5D57;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D2A2A8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D2D33
Analogous#2D5D3F, #2D4B5D
Triadic#572D5D, #5D572D
Split complementary#5D2D4B, #5D3F2D
Tetradic#3F2D5D, #5D2D33, #4B5D2D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R45
G93
B87
Red45 (17.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue172.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2D · G 5D · B 57
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