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Recognised as Colour

#2E474A

  • #2E474A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E474A is a cyan with RGB values 46, 71, 74 and HSL 186°, 23%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E474A#2E474A
HEX#2E474A
RGBrgb(46, 71, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2784, 0.2902
RGB percentages18%, 27.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(186.4, 23.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 37.8%, 29%)
CMYK37.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,906
CSS custom property--colour: #2E474A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D1B8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#43454Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E414Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#244948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.4Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 26Gray · ΔE 27.1Teal · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.38, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A312E
Analogous#2E4A3F, #2E394A
Triadic#4A2E47, #474A2E
Split complementary#4A2E39, #4A3F2E
Tetradic#3F2E4A, #4A312E, #394A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CB3B8
Lighter +30%#6D9EA4
Lighter +20%#558389
Lighter +10%#426569
Darker −10%#1A292B
Darker −20%#070B0B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F5359
Less saturated −25%#3C3C3C

Channel breakdown

R46
G71
B74
Red46 (18%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)23.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 47 · B 4A

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