Recognised as Colour
#021511
- #021511
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#021511 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 21, 17 and HSL 167°, 83%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#021511#021511
HEX#021511
RGBrgb(2, 21, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0824, 0.0667
RGB percentages0.8%, 8.2%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(167.4, 82.6%, 4.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 90.5%, 8.2%)
CMYK90.5%, 0%, 19%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer136,465
CSS custom property--colour: #021511;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness17.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.78:1
Contrast with white18.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#FDEAEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#150206
Analogous#021507, #021015
Triadic#110215, #151102
Split complementary#150210, #150702
Tetradic#070215, #150206, #101502
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R2
G21
B17
Red2 (0.8%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue167.37°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness4.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G 15 · B 11
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