Colour

#2E3C36

#2E3C36
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3C36 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 60, 54 and HSL 154°, 13%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3C36#2E3C36

HEX#2E3C36

RGBrgb(46, 60, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2353, 0.2118

RGB percentages18%, 23.5%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(154.3, 13.2%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 23.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK23.3%, 0%, 10%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,030,070

CSS custom property--colour: #2E3C36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1

Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D1C3C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3A36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#393836no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2B3C3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Black · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Teal · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C2E34

Analogous#2E3C2F, #2E3B3C

Triadic#362E3C, #3C362E

Split complementary#3C2E3B, #3C2F2E

Tetradic#2F2E3C, #3C2E34, #3B3C2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EA89D

Lighter +30%#719284

Lighter +20%#5A766A

Lighter +10%#445950

Darker −10%#181F1C

Darker −20%#020202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#214938

Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R46

G60

B54

Red46 (18%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue154.29°

Saturation (HSL)13.21%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G 3C · B 36

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