Colour

#2F4442

#2F4442
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F4442 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 68, 66 and HSL 174°, 18%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F4442#2F4442

HEX#2F4442

RGBrgb(47, 68, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2667, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 26.7%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(174.3, 18.3%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 30.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK30.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,097,666

CSS custom property--colour: #2F4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#D0BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E3F42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#284543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 28.5 Teal · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#442F31

Analogous#2F4438, #2F3B44

Triadic#422F44, #44422F

Split complementary#442F3B, #44382F

Tetradic#382F44, #442F31, #3B442F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EB1AE

Lighter +30%#709C98

Lighter +20%#59807D

Lighter +10%#44625F

Darker −10%#1A2625

Darker −20%#050807

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#21524E

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R47

G68

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue174.29°

Saturation (HSL)18.26%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G 44 · B 42

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