Recognised as Colour

#022424

#022424
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#022424 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 36, 36 and HSL 180°, 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

#022424#022424

HEX#022424

RGBrgb(2, 36, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1412, 0.1412

RGB percentages0.8%, 14.1%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(180, 89.5%, 7.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 94.4%, 14.1%)

CMYK94.4%, 0%, 0%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer140,324

CSS custom property--colour: #022424;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.4:1

Contrast with white16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FDDBDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212224no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1E24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#002624no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.8 Teal · ΔE 40.3 Slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Gray · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#240202

Analogous#022413, #021324

Triadic#240224, #242402

Split complementary#240213, #241302

Tetradic#130224, #240202, #132402

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#0DE5E5

Lighter +30%#0AB5B5

Lighter +20%#078585

Lighter +10%#055454

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002626

Less saturated −25%#071F1F

Channel breakdown

G36

B36

Red2 (0.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness7.45%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 24 · B 24

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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