Colour

#2E646F

#2E646F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E646F is a cyan with RGB values 46, 100, 111 and HSL 190°, 41%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E646F

RGBrgb(46, 100, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3922, 0.4353

RGB percentages18%, 39.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(190.2, 41.4%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 58.6%, 43.5%)

CMYK58.6%, 9.9%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,040,367

CSS custom property--colour: #2E646F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#D19B90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#52596Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Teal · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F392E

Analogous#2E6F5A, #2E436F

Triadic#6F2E64, #646F2E

Split complementary#6F2E43, #6F592E

Tetradic#5A2E6F, #6F392E, #446F2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96C9D3

Lighter +30%#72B6C4

Lighter +20%#4EA4B5

Lighter +10%#3D8493

Darker −10%#1F444B

Darker −20%#102327

Darker −30%#010303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A7183

Less saturated −25%#42575B

Channel breakdown

R46

G100

B111

Red46 (18%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue190.15°

Saturation (HSL)41.4%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 64 · B 6F

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