Colour

#2E696E

#2E696E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E696E is a cyan with RGB values 46, 105, 110 and HSL 185°, 41%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E696E#2E696E

HEX#2E696E

RGBrgb(46, 105, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4118, 0.4314

RGB percentages18%, 41.2%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(184.7, 41%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 58.2%, 43.1%)

CMYK58.2%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,041,646

CSS custom property--colour: #2E696E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#D19691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#62656Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#575D6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Teal · ΔE 13.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 19.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E332E

Analogous#2E6E53, #2E496E

Triadic#6E2E69, #696E2E

Split complementary#6E2E49, #6E532E

Tetradic#532E6E, #6E332E, #496E2E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95CED3

Lighter +30%#71BDC4

Lighter +20%#4DADB5

Lighter +10%#3D8B92

Darker −10%#1F474A

Darker −20%#102426

Darker −30%#010202

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B7982

Less saturated −25%#42595B

Channel breakdown

R46

G105

B110

Red46 (18%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue184.69°

Saturation (HSL)41.03%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 69 · B 6E

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