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Recognised as Colour

#2E504D

  • #2E504D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E504D is a cyan with RGB values 46, 80, 77 and HSL 175°, 27%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E504D#2E504D
HEX#2E504D
RGBrgb(46, 80, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3137, 0.302
RGB percentages18%, 31.4%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(174.7, 27%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 42.5%, 31.4%)
CMYK42.5%, 0%, 3.7%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,213
CSS custom property--colour: #2E504D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D1AFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#47484Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#21524Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 2.2Dim grey · ΔE 18.6Teal · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 25.8Dark cyan · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 2.17, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#502E31
Analogous#2E503C, #2E4250
Triadic#4D2E50, #504D2E
Split complementary#502E42, #503C2E
Tetradic#3C2E50, #502E31, #42502E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DBDB9
Lighter +30%#6CABA5
Lighter +20%#53918B
Lighter +10%#41706C
Darker −10%#1B302E
Darker −20%#090F0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E605A
Less saturated −25%#3E4040

Channel breakdown

R46
G80
B77
Red46 (18%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue174.71°
Saturation (HSL)26.98%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 50 · B 4D

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