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Recognised as Colour

#2E6159

  • #2E6159
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E6159 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 97, 89 and HSL 171°, 36%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E6159#2E6159
HEX#2E6159
RGBrgb(46, 97, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3804, 0.349
RGB percentages18%, 38%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(170.6, 35.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.6, 52.6%, 38%)
CMYK52.6%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,039,577
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#D19EA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5C59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#55565Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#15635Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3Teal · ΔE 16.3Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 20.5Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#612E36
Analogous#2E6140, #2E4F61
Triadic#592E61, #61592E
Split complementary#612E4F, #61402E
Tetradic#402E61, #612E36, #4F612E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90CBC1
Lighter +30%#6EBAAE
Lighter +20%#4FA698
Lighter +10%#3E8479
Darker −10%#1E3E39
Darker −20%#0D1C1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C7365
Less saturated −25%#404F4D

Channel breakdown

R46
G97
B89
Red46 (18%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue170.59°
Saturation (HSL)35.66%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 61 · B 59

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