Colour

#2F323C

#2F323C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F323C is a blue with RGB values 47, 50, 60 and HSL 226°, 12%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F323C

RGBrgb(47, 50, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1961, 0.2353

RGB percentages18.4%, 19.6%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(226.2, 12.1%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 21.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK21.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,093,052

CSS custom property--colour: #2F323C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.79:1

Contrast with white12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#D0CDC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F333Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E323Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2C3435no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Black · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Gray · ΔE 33.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C392F

Analogous#2F393C, #332F3C

Triadic#3C2F32, #323C2F

Split complementary#3C332F, #383C2F

Tetradic#3C2F38, #3C392F, #2F3C33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F95A8

Lighter +30%#737A91

Lighter +20%#5C6275

Lighter +10%#454A59

Darker −10%#191A1F

Darker −20%#020203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#222B49

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R47

G50

B60

Red47 (18.4%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue226.15°

Saturation (HSL)12.15%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 32 · B 3C

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