Recognised as Colour
#2E6566
- #2E6566
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2E6566 is a cyan with RGB values 46, 101, 102 and HSL 181°, 38%, 29%. 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
#2E6566#2E6566
HEX#2E6566
RGBrgb(46, 101, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3961, 0.4
RGB percentages18%, 39.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(181.1, 37.8%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.1, 54.9%, 40%)
CMYK54.9%, 1%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,040,614
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6566;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 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#D19A99
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#662F2E
Analogous#2E664B, #2E4966
Triadic#662E65, #65662E
Split complementary#662E49, #664B2E
Tetradic#4B2E66, #662F2E, #49662E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G101
B102
Red46 (18%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue181.07°
Saturation (HSL)37.84%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 65 · B 66
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