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#234E4E

#234e4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#234e4e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 38.05% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #234e4e
  2. #4e2323

Split complementary

  1. #234e4e
  2. #4e2339
  3. #4e3923

Analogous

  1. #234e39
  2. #234e4e
  3. #23394e

Triadic

  1. #234e4e
  2. #4e234e
  3. #4e4e23

Tetradic

  1. #234e4e
  2. #23234e
  3. #4e2323
  4. #4e4e23

Square

  1. #234e4e
  2. #39234e
  3. #4e2323
  4. #394e23

Monochromatic

  1. #060e0e
  2. #0b1919
  3. #234e4e
  4. #3b8383
  5. #57b3b3

Shades

#234e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #234e4e
  2. #204646
  3. #1c3e3e
  4. #193737
  5. #152f2f
  6. #122727
  7. #0e1f1f
  8. #0b1717
  9. #071010
  10. #040808
  11. #000000

Tints

#234e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #234e4e
  2. #396060
  3. #4f7171
  4. #658383
  5. #7b9595
  6. #91a7a7
  7. #a7b8b8
  8. #bdcaca
  9. #d3dcdc
  10. #e9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#234e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #234e4e
  2. #2c5353
  3. #365858
  4. #3f5d5d
  5. #486262
  6. #526767
  7. #5b6c6c
  8. #647171
  9. #6d7676
  10. #777b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42454e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #05504e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38494e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #154f4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-234e4e {
  color: #234e4e;
}
Background
.bg-234e4e {
  background-color: #234e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-234e4e {
  border: 2px solid #234e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #234e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-234e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #234e4e, #23394e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-234e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 2.53 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 2.53 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.25 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.88 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.64 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.90 #dcb1b1 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#234e4e  rgb(35, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 38%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e2323  rgb(78, 35, 35)  hsl(0, 38%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#4e234e  rgb(78, 35, 78)  hsl(300, 38%, 22%)  Byzantium
#4e4e23  rgb(78, 78, 35)  hsl(60, 38%, 22%)  Army Green