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Recognised as Colour

#2F6172

  • #2F6172
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F6172 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 97, 114 and HSL 195°, 42%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F6172#2F6172
HEX#2F6172
RGBrgb(47, 97, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3804, 0.4471
RGB percentages18.4%, 38%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(195.2, 41.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 58.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,105,138
CSS custom property--colour: #2F6172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D09E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575F73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20Teal · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72402F
Analogous#2F7262, #2F3F72
Triadic#722F61, #61722F
Split complementary#722F3F, #72622F
Tetradic#622F72, #72402F, #3F722F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C5D5
Lighter +30%#74B1C6
Lighter +20%#509DB7
Lighter +10%#3E8096
Darker −10%#20424E
Darker −20%#11242A
Darker −30%#020506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B6B86
Less saturated −25%#43575E

Channel breakdown

R47
G97
B114
Red47 (18.4%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue195.22°
Saturation (HSL)41.61%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 61 · B 72

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