Recognised as Colour
#2F5F55
- #2F5F55
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#2F5F55 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 95, 85 and HSL 168°, 34%, 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
#2F5F55#2F5F55
HEX#2F5F55
RGBrgb(47, 95, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3725, 0.3333
RGB percentages18.4%, 37.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(167.5, 33.8%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.5, 50.5%, 37.3%)
CMYK50.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,104,597
CSS custom property--colour: #2F5F55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09445WCAG 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 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D0A0AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5F2F39
Analogous#2F5F3D, #2F515F
Triadic#552F5F, #5F552F
Split complementary#5F2F51, #5F3D2F
Tetradic#3D2F5F, #5F2F39, #515F2F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R47
G95
B85
Red47 (18.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue167.5°
Saturation (HSL)33.8%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 5F · B 55
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