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Colour

#022422

  • #022422
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#022422 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 36, 34 and HSL 176°, 89%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#022422#022422
HEX#022422
RGBrgb(2, 36, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1412, 0.1333
RGB percentages0.8%, 14.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(176.5, 89.5%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 94.4%, 14.1%)
CMYK94.4%, 0%, 5.6%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer140,322
CSS custom property--colour: #022422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#FDDBDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212122no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C1E22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 35Teal · ΔE 40.3Slate grey · ΔE 43.1Gray · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#240204
Analogous#022411, #021524
Triadic#220224, #242202
Split complementary#240215, #241102
Tetradic#110224, #240204, #152402

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0DE5D9
Lighter +30%#0AB5AB
Lighter +20%#07857D
Lighter +10%#055450
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002624
Less saturated −25%#071F1E

Channel breakdown

R2
G36
B34
Red2 (0.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue176.47°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 02 · G 24 · B 22

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