Colour
#2E4038
- #2E4038
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E4038 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 64, 56 and HSL 153°, 16%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2E4038#2E4038
HEX#2E4038
RGBrgb(46, 64, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.251, 0.2196
RGB percentages18%, 25.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(153.3, 16.4%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.3, 28.1%, 25.1%)
CMYK28.1%, 0%, 12.5%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,096
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4038;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D1BFC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#402E36
Analogous#2E402F, #2E3F40
Triadic#382E40, #40382E
Split complementary#402E3F, #402F2E
Tetradic#2F2E40, #402E36, #3F402E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G64
B56
Red46 (18%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue153.33°
Saturation (HSL)16.36%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 40 · B 38
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