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Recognised as Colour

#2F6560

  • #2F6560
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F6560 is a cyan with RGB values 47, 101, 96 and HSL 174°, 36%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F6560#2F6560
HEX#2F6560
RGBrgb(47, 101, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3961, 0.3765
RGB percentages18.4%, 39.6%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(174.4, 36.5%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.4, 53.5%, 39.6%)
CMYK53.5%, 0%, 5%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,106,144
CSS custom property--colour: #2F6560;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D09A9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#575961no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0F6763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11Teal · ΔE 14.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4Dim grey · ΔE 20.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#652F34
Analogous#2F6545, #2F4F65
Triadic#602F65, #65602F
Split complementary#652F4F, #65452F
Tetradic#452F65, #652F34, #4F652F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93CDC7
Lighter +30%#70BDB6
Lighter +20%#4FABA2
Lighter +10%#3F8881
Darker −10%#1F423F
Darker −20%#0F1F1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D776F
Less saturated −25%#425251

Channel breakdown

R47
G101
B96
Red47 (18.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue174.44°
Saturation (HSL)36.49%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 2F · G 65 · B 60

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