Colour

#2E353E

#2E353E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E353E is a blue with RGB values 46, 53, 62 and HSL 214°, 15%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E353E

RGBrgb(46, 53, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2078, 0.2431

RGB percentages18%, 20.8%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(213.8, 14.8%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 25.8%, 24.3%)

CMYK25.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,028,286

CSS custom property--colour: #2E353E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#D1CAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#32353Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#30343Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2A3738no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Black · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Gray · ΔE 32.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E372E

Analogous#2E3D3E, #2F2E3E

Triadic#3E2E35, #353E2E

Split complementary#3E2F2E, #3D3E2E

Tetradic#3E2E3D, #3E372E, #2E3E2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8D9AAB

Lighter +30%#708095

Lighter +20%#596779

Lighter +10%#444E5B

Darker −10%#181C21

Darker −20%#030303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#21334B

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R46

G53

B62

Red46 (18%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue213.75°

Saturation (HSL)14.81%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 35 · B 3E

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