Colour
#2E3E3E
- #2E3E3E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E3E3E is a cyan with RGB values 46, 62, 62 and HSL 180°, 15%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2E3E3E#2E3E3E
HEX#2E3E3E
RGBrgb(46, 62, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2431, 0.2431
RGB percentages18%, 24.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(180, 14.8%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 25.8%, 24.3%)
CMYK25.8%, 0%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,030,590
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3E3E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D1C1C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E2E2E
Analogous#2E3E36, #2E363E
Triadic#3E2E3E, #3E3E2E
Split complementary#3E2E36, #3E362E
Tetradic#362E3E, #3E2E2E, #363E2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G62
B62
Red46 (18%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 3E · B 3E
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