Colour

#2E2F38

#2E2F38
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E2F38 is a blue with RGB values 46, 47, 56 and HSL 234°, 10%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E2F38

RGBrgb(46, 47, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1843, 0.2196

RGB percentages18%, 18.4%, 22%

HSLhsl(234, 9.8%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234, 17.9%, 22%)

CMYK17.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,026,744

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2F38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.29:1

Contrast with white13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#D1D0C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D3038no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2F38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2C3132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18 Black · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Gray · ΔE 34.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38372E

Analogous#2E3438, #322E38

Triadic#382E2F, #2F382E

Split complementary#38322E, #34382E

Tetradic#382E34, #38372E, #2E3832

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F91A3

Lighter +30%#73768C

Lighter +20%#5C5E70

Lighter +10%#454654

Darker −10%#17181C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#212545

Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R46

G47

B56

Red46 (18%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue234°

Saturation (HSL)9.8%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2F · B 38

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