Recognised as Colour
#2F3936
- #2F3936
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2F3936 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 57, 54 and HSL 162°, 10%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2F3936#2F3936
HEX#2F3936
RGBrgb(47, 57, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2235, 0.2118
RGB percentages18.4%, 22.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(162, 9.6%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162, 17.5%, 22.4%)
CMYK17.5%, 0%, 5.3%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,094,838
CSS custom property--colour: #2F3936;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.94:1
Contrast with white11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D0C6C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#392F32
Analogous#2F3931, #2F3739
Triadic#362F39, #39362F
Split complementary#392F37, #39312F
Tetradic#312F39, #392F32, #37392F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G57
B54
Red47 (18.4%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue162°
Saturation (HSL)9.62%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 39 · B 36
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