Recognised as Colour
#2F514A
- #2F514A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2F514A is a cyan with RGB values 47, 81, 74 and HSL 168°, 27%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2F514A#2F514A
HEX#2F514A
RGBrgb(47, 81, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3176, 0.2902
RGB percentages18.4%, 31.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(167.6, 26.6%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 42%, 31.8%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 8.6%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,101,002
CSS custom property--colour: #2F514A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D0AEB5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#512F36
Analogous#2F5139, #2F4751
Triadic#4A2F51, #514A2F
Split complementary#512F47, #51392F
Tetradic#392F51, #512F36, #47512F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G81
B74
Red47 (18.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue167.65°
Saturation (HSL)26.56%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 51 · B 4A
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