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Recognised as Colour

#2F4248

  • #2F4248
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F4248 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 66, 72 and HSL 194°, 21%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F4248#2F4248
HEX#2F4248
RGBrgb(47, 66, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2588, 0.2824
RGB percentages18.4%, 25.9%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(194.4, 21%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 34.7%, 28.2%)
CMYK34.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,097,160
CSS custom property--colour: #2F4248;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D0BDB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4148no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3E48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#274444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 7.9Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Black · ΔE 27.9Gray · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48352F
Analogous#2F4841, #2F3648
Triadic#482F42, #42482F
Split complementary#482F36, #48412F
Tetradic#412F48, #48352F, #36482F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EACB5
Lighter +30%#6F95A1
Lighter +20%#577B86
Lighter +10%#435E67
Darker −10%#1B2629
Darker −20%#07090A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#204A57
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R47
G66
B72
Red47 (18.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue194.4°
Saturation (HSL)21.01%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 42 · B 48

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