Colour
#2E5D55
- #2E5D55
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E5D55 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 93, 85 and HSL 170°, 34%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2E5D55#2E5D55
HEX#2E5D55
RGBrgb(46, 93, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3647, 0.3333
RGB percentages18%, 36.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(169.8, 33.8%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 50.5%, 36.5%)
CMYK50.5%, 0%, 8.6%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,038,549
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5D55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D1A2AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D2E36
Analogous#2E5D3D, #2E4E5D
Triadic#552E5D, #5D552E
Split complementary#5D2E4E, #5D3D2E
Tetradic#3D2E5D, #5D2E36, #4E5D2E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G93
B85
Red46 (18%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue169.79°
Saturation (HSL)33.81%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 5D · B 55
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