Recognised as Colour
#2E685D
- #2E685D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#2E685D is a cyan with RGB values 46, 104, 93 and HSL 169°, 39%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#2E685D#2E685D
HEX#2E685D
RGBrgb(46, 104, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4078, 0.3647
RGB percentages18%, 40.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(168.6, 38.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 55.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK55.8%, 0%, 10.6%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,041,373
CSS custom property--colour: #2E685D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D197A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#682E39
Analogous#2E6840, #2E5668
Triadic#5D2E68, #685D2E
Split complementary#682E56, #68402E
Tetradic#402E68, #682E39, #56682E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G104
B93
Red46 (18%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue168.62°
Saturation (HSL)38.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2E · G 68 · B 5D
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