Recognised as Colour

#2E626E

#2E626E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E626E is a cyan with RGB values 46, 98, 110 and HSL 191°, 41%, 31%. 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

#2E626E#2E626E

HEX#2E626E

RGBrgb(46, 98, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3843, 0.4314

RGB percentages18%, 38.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(191.3, 41%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.3, 58.2%, 43.1%)

CMYK58.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,039,854

CSS custom property--colour: #2E626E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D19D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#50586Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#006766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Teal · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E3A2E

Analogous#2E6E5A, #2E426E

Triadic#6E2E62, #626E2E

Split complementary#6E2E42, #6E5A2E

Tetradic#5A2E6E, #6E3A2E, #426E2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95C7D3

Lighter +30%#71B4C4

Lighter +20%#4DA1B5

Lighter +10%#3D8292

Darker −10%#1F424A

Darker −20%#102226

Darker −30%#010202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B6E82

Less saturated −25%#42565B

Channel breakdown

R46

G98

B110

Red46 (18%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue191.25°

Saturation (HSL)41.03%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 62 · B 6E

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Colour harmonies

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