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#254D4A

#254d4a ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#254d4a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 30.2% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.9% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 175.5°, with 35.09% saturation and 22.35% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #254d4a
  2. #4d2528

Split complementary

  1. #254d4a
  2. #4d253c
  3. #4d3625

Analogous

  1. #254d36
  2. #254d4a
  3. #253c4d

Triadic

  1. #254d4a
  2. #4a254d
  3. #4d4a25

Tetradic

  1. #254d4a
  2. #25284d
  3. #4d2528
  4. #4d4a25

Square

  1. #254d4a
  2. #36254d
  3. #4d2528
  4. #3c4d25

Monochromatic

  1. #070e0d
  2. #0c1918
  3. #254d4a
  4. #3e817c
  5. #5bb0aa

Shades

#254d4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #254d4a
  2. #214543
  3. #1e3e3b
  4. #1a3634
  5. #162e2c
  6. #132725
  7. #0f1f1e
  8. #0b1716
  9. #070f0f
  10. #040807
  11. #000000

Tints

#254d4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #254d4a
  2. #3b5f5c
  3. #51716e
  4. #668280
  5. #7c9492
  6. #92a6a5
  7. #a8b8b7
  8. #becac9
  9. #d3dbdb
  10. #e9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#254d4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #254d4a
  2. #2e524f
  3. #375755
  4. #405c5a
  5. #496160
  6. #536765
  7. #5c6c6a
  8. #657170
  9. #6e7675
  10. #777b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4948 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49494a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42444a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #104f4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4b4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39484a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a4e4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-254d4a {
  color: #254d4a;
}
Background
.bg-254d4a {
  background-color: #254d4a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-254d4a {
  border: 2px solid #254d4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #254d4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 77 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 35% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-254d4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #254d4a, #253c4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-254d4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 77 74 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 2.96 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 2.96 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.64 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.87 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 10.56 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.04 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.31 #dab2b5 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#254d4a  rgb(37, 77, 74)  hsl(176, 35%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4d2528  rgb(77, 37, 40)  hsl(356, 35%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#4a254d  rgb(74, 37, 77)  hsl(296, 35%, 22%)  Byzantium
#4d4a25  rgb(77, 74, 37)  hsl(56, 35%, 22%)  Army Green