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Recognised as Colour

#023140

  • #023140
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#023140 is a cyan with RGB values 2, 49, 64 and HSL 195°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#023140#023140
HEX#023140
RGBrgb(2, 49, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.1922, 0.251
RGB percentages0.8%, 19.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(194.5, 93.9%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 96.9%, 25.1%)
CMYK96.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer143,680
CSS custom property--colour: #023140;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1
Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FDCEBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#212A40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003536no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Black · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 35.3Teal · ΔE 36.5Light slate grey · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#401102
Analogous#024030, #021240
Triadic#400231, #314002
Split complementary#400212, #403002
Tetradic#300240, #401102, #124002

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#16C1F8
Lighter +30%#07A3D4
Lighter +20%#057DA3
Lighter +10%#045771
Darker −10%#000B0F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003242
Less saturated −25%#0A2D38

Channel breakdown

R2
G49
B64
Red2 (0.8%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue194.52°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 31 · B 40

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