Recognised as Colour

#2F697E

#2F697E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#2F697E is a cyan with RGB values 47, 105, 126 and HSL 196°, 46%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F697E

RGBrgb(47, 105, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4118, 0.4941

RGB percentages18.4%, 41.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(195.9, 45.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 62.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK62.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,107,198

CSS custom property--colour: #2F697E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#D09681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D677Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#525E7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#006F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Teal · ΔE 20.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E442F

Analogous#2F7E6B, #2F427E

Triadic#7E2F69, #697E2F

Split complementary#7E2F42, #7E6B2F

Tetradic#6B2F7E, #7E442F, #427E2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9ECBDB

Lighter +30%#79B7CD

Lighter +20%#54A3BF

Lighter +10%#3D88A3

Darker −10%#214A59

Darker −20%#132B34

Darker −30%#050C0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#197394

Less saturated −25%#455F68

Channel breakdown

R47

G105

B126

Red47 (18.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue195.95°

Saturation (HSL)45.66%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 69 · B 7E

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