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Recognised as Colour

#2E6174

  • #2E6174
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E6174 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 97, 116 and HSL 196°, 43%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E6174#2E6174
HEX#2E6174
RGBrgb(46, 97, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3804, 0.4549
RGB percentages18%, 38%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(196.3, 43.2%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.3, 60.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK60.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,039,604
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6174;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D19E8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575F75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5774no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Teal · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74412E
Analogous#2E7464, #2E3E74
Triadic#742E61, #61742E
Split complementary#742E3E, #74642E
Tetradic#642E74, #74412E, #3E742E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C5D6
Lighter +30%#73B1C8
Lighter +20%#4F9CB9
Lighter +10%#3C8099
Darker −10%#20424F
Darker −20%#11242B
Darker −30%#030506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A6A88
Less saturated −25%#425860

Channel breakdown

R46
G97
B116
Red46 (18%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue196.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 61 · B 74

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