Recognised as Colour
#2F5E5B
- #2F5E5B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2F5E5B is a cyan with RGB values 47, 94, 91 and HSL 176°, 33%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#2F5E5B#2F5E5B
HEX#2F5E5B
RGBrgb(47, 94, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3686, 0.3569
RGB percentages18.4%, 36.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(176.2, 33.3%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.2, 50%, 36.9%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 3.2%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,104,347
CSS custom property--colour: #2F5E5B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D0A1A4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E2F32
Analogous#2F5E44, #2F4A5E
Triadic#5B2F5E, #5E5B2F
Split complementary#5E2F4A, #5E442F
Tetradic#442F5E, #5E2F32, #4A5E2F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G94
B91
Red47 (18.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue176.17°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 5E · B 5B
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