Colour

#2E4544

#2E4544
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4544 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 69, 68 and HSL 177°, 20%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E4544

RGBrgb(46, 69, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2706, 0.2667

RGB percentages18%, 27.1%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(177.4, 20%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(177.4, 33.3%, 27.1%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 1.4%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,032,388

CSS custom property--colour: #2E4544;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.24:1

Contrast with white10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#D1BABB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3F44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#264645no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.8 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 27.8 Black · ΔE 29 Teal · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.83, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#452E2F

Analogous#2E4539, #2E3A45

Triadic#442E45, #45442E

Split complementary#452E3A, #45392E

Tetradic#392E45, #452E2F, #3A452E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CB3B1

Lighter +30%#6E9E9C

Lighter +20%#578280

Lighter +10%#426462

Darker −10%#1A2626

Darker −20%#050808

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#205351

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R46

G69

B68

Red46 (18%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue177.39°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G 45 · B 44

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