Colour

#2F4542

#2F4542
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F4542 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 69, 66 and HSL 172°, 19%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F4542

RGBrgb(47, 69, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2706, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 27.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(171.8, 19%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 31.9%, 27.1%)

CMYK31.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,097,922

CSS custom property--colour: #2F4542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.24:1

Contrast with white10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#D0BABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434342no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4042no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#284644no 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 text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 27.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 29 Teal · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#452F32

Analogous#2F4537, #2F3D45

Triadic#422F45, #45422F

Split complementary#452F3D, #45372F

Tetradic#372F45, #452F32, #3D452F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EB2AD

Lighter +30%#709D97

Lighter +20%#58827C

Lighter +10%#44635F

Darker −10%#1A2725

Darker −20%#060808

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#21534D

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R47

G69

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue171.82°

Saturation (HSL)18.97%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 2F · G 45 · B 42

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