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Recognised as Colour

#35494B

  • #35494B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#35494B is a cyan with RGB values 53, 73, 75 and HSL 185°, 17%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#35494B#35494B
HEX#35494B
RGBrgb(53, 73, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2863, 0.2941
RGB percentages20.8%, 28.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(185.5, 17.2%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.5, 29.3%, 29.4%)
CMYK29.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,492,171
CSS custom property--colour: #35494B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CAB6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46474Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#42444Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2E4B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.8Dim grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Gray · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Teal · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B3735
Analogous#354B42, #353E4B
Triadic#4B3549, #494B35
Split complementary#4B353E, #4B4235
Tetradic#42354B, #4B3735, #3E4B35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B3B5
Lighter +30%#799DA0
Lighter +20%#5F8387
Lighter +10%#4A6669
Darker −10%#202C2D
Darker −20%#0B0F0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#25565B
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R53
G73
B75
Red53 (20.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue185.45°
Saturation (HSL)17.19%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 49 · B 4B

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