Colour

#2E4940

#2E4940
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4940 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 73, 64 and HSL 160°, 23%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E4940

RGBrgb(46, 73, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2863, 0.251

RGB percentages18%, 28.6%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(160, 22.7%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 37%, 28.6%)

CMYK37%, 0%, 12.3%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,033,408

CSS custom property--colour: #2E4940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#D1B6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#434241no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#274946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Teal · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Black · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#492E37

Analogous#2E4932, #2E4549

Triadic#402E49, #49402E

Split complementary#492E44, #49332E

Tetradic#332E49, #492E37, #44492E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CB7A9

Lighter +30%#6DA391

Lighter +20%#558877

Lighter +10%#42685B

Darker −10%#1A2A25

Darker −20%#070A09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F5845

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R46

G73

B64

Red46 (18%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)22.69%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2E · G 49 · B 40

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