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#255B4E

#255b4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#255b4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.69% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 165.56°, with 42.19% saturation and 25.1% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 8.6.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #255b4e
  2. #5b2532

Split complementary

  1. #255b4e
  2. #5b254d
  3. #5b3325

Analogous

  1. #255b33
  2. #255b4e
  3. #254d5b

Triadic

  1. #255b4e
  2. #4e255b
  3. #5b4e25

Tetradic

  1. #255b4e
  2. #25325b
  3. #5b2532
  4. #5b4e25

Square

  1. #255b4e
  2. #33255b
  3. #5b2532
  4. #4d5b25

Monochromatic

  1. #060f0c
  2. #0f251f
  3. #255b4e
  4. #3b917d
  5. #5cbda6

Shades

#255b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255b4e
  2. #215246
  3. #1e493e
  4. #1a4037
  5. #16372f
  6. #132e27
  7. #0f241f
  8. #0b1b17
  9. #071210
  10. #040908
  11. #000000

Tints

#255b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255b4e
  2. #3b6b60
  3. #517c71
  4. #668c83
  5. #7c9d95
  6. #92ada7
  7. #a8bdb8
  8. #bececa
  9. #d3dedc
  10. #e9efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255b4e
  2. #2e5f53
  3. #376258
  4. #40665d
  5. #496a62
  6. #536e67
  7. #5c716c
  8. #657571
  9. #6e7976
  10. #777c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445650 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58554d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #504f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #055c57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49584e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42544f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #175c54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255b4e {
  color: #255b4e;
}
Background
.bg-255b4e {
  background-color: #255b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255b4e {
  border: 2px solid #255b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 91 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 42% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255b4e, #254d5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 91 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.60 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.60 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.63 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.63 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.04 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.85 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.87 #daa4b1 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#255b4e  rgb(37, 91, 78)  hsl(166, 42%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5b2532  rgb(91, 37, 50)  hsl(346, 42%, 25%)  Wine
#4e255b  rgb(78, 37, 91)  hsl(286, 42%, 25%)  Byzantium
#5b4e25  rgb(91, 78, 37)  hsl(46, 42%, 25%)  Field Drab