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#02493B

#02493b ≈ British Racing Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#02493b is a color from the teal family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 28.63% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.18% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 168.17°, with 94.67% saturation and 14.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 6.56.

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Relative luminance0.0509

Complementary

  1. #02493b
  2. #490210

Split complementary

  1. #02493b
  2. #490234
  3. #491802

Analogous

  1. #024918
  2. #02493b
  3. #023449

Triadic

  1. #02493b
  2. #3b0249
  3. #493b02

Tetradic

  1. #02493b
  2. #021049
  3. #490210
  4. #493b02

Square

  1. #02493b
  2. #180249
  3. #490210
  4. #344902

Monochromatic

  1. #011410
  2. #011410
  3. #02493b
  4. #049377
  5. #06deb3

Shades

#02493b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02493b
  2. #024235
  3. #023a2f
  4. #013329
  5. #012c23
  6. #01251e
  7. #011d18
  8. #011612
  9. #000f0c
  10. #000706
  11. #000000

Tints

#02493b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02493b
  2. #1b5b4f
  3. #356d62
  4. #4e8076
  5. #679289
  6. #81a49d
  7. #9ab6b1
  8. #b3c8c4
  9. #ccdbd8
  10. #e6edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02493b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02493b
  2. #0f4f42
  3. #1b5449
  4. #285a50
  5. #345f57
  6. #41655e
  7. #4e6a64
  8. #5a706b
  9. #677572
  10. #737b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31443e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46433a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e3d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36463b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f423c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02493b {
  color: #02493b;
}
Background
.bg-02493b {
  background-color: #02493b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02493b {
  border: 2px solid #02493b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02493b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 73 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 95% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02493b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02493b, #023449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02493b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 73 59 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 6.56 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 7.51 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.94 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.94 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.03 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 12.16 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 13.94 #fdb6c4 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#02493b  rgb(2, 73, 59)  hsl(168, 95%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#490210  rgb(73, 2, 16)  hsl(348, 95%, 15%)  Rosewood
#3b0249  rgb(59, 2, 73)  hsl(288, 95%, 15%)  Indigo
#493b02  rgb(73, 59, 2)  hsl(48, 95%, 15%)  Field Drab