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Recognised as Colour

#2E646A

  • #2E646A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E646A is a cyan with RGB values 46, 100, 106 and HSL 186°, 39%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E646A#2E646A
HEX#2E646A
RGBrgb(46, 100, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3922, 0.4157
RGB percentages18%, 39.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(186, 39.5%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 56.6%, 41.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,040,362
CSS custom property--colour: #2E646A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D19B95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D606Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#53596Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3Teal · ΔE 15.8Dim grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Dark cyan · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A342E
Analogous#2E6A52, #2E466A
Triadic#6A2E64, #646A2E
Split complementary#6A2E46, #6A522E
Tetradic#522E6A, #6A342E, #466A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94CAD0
Lighter +30%#70B9C1
Lighter +20%#4DA7B1
Lighter +10%#3D868E
Darker −10%#1F4246
Darker −20%#0F2123
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B737D
Less saturated −25%#415557

Channel breakdown

R46
G100
B106
Red46 (18%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue186°
Saturation (HSL)39.47%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 64 · B 6A

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