Colour

#2F484C

#2F484C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F484C is a cyan with RGB values 47, 72, 76 and HSL 188°, 24%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F484C

RGBrgb(47, 72, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2824, 0.298

RGB percentages18.4%, 28.2%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(188.3, 23.6%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 38.2%, 29.8%)

CMYK38.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,098,700

CSS custom property--colour: #2F484C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#D0B7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#44464Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F424Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#244A49no 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 text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Gray · ΔE 26.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Teal · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.5, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C332F

Analogous#2F4C42, #2F394C

Triadic#4C2F48, #484C2F

Split complementary#4C2F39, #4C422F

Tetradic#422F4C, #4C332F, #3A4C2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EB3B9

Lighter +30%#6E9EA6

Lighter +20%#56848B

Lighter +10%#42666C

Darker −10%#1C2A2C

Darker −20%#080C0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#20535B

Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R47

G72

B76

Red47 (18.4%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue188.28°

Saturation (HSL)23.58%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 48 · B 4C

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