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#265B4E

#265b4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#265b4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 35.69% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 165.28°, with 41.09% saturation and 25.29% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 8.53.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0844

Complementary

  1. #265b4e
  2. #5b2633

Split complementary

  1. #265b4e
  2. #5b264d
  3. #5b3326

Analogous

  1. #265b33
  2. #265b4e
  3. #264d5b

Triadic

  1. #265b4e
  2. #4e265b
  3. #5b4e26

Tetradic

  1. #265b4e
  2. #26335b
  3. #5b2633
  4. #5b4e26

Square

  1. #265b4e
  2. #33265b
  3. #5b2633
  4. #4d5b26

Monochromatic

  1. #060e0c
  2. #0f2520
  3. #265b4e
  4. #3d917c
  5. #5ebca5

Shades

#265b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265b4e
  2. #225246
  3. #1e493e
  4. #1b4037
  5. #17372f
  6. #132e27
  7. #0f241f
  8. #0b1b17
  9. #081210
  10. #040908
  11. #000000

Tints

#265b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265b4e
  2. #3c6b60
  3. #517c71
  4. #678c83
  5. #7d9d95
  6. #93ada7
  7. #a8bdb8
  8. #bececa
  9. #d4dedc
  10. #e9efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265b4e
  2. #2f5f53
  3. #386258
  4. #41665d
  5. #4a6a62
  6. #536e67
  7. #5c716c
  8. #657571
  9. #6e7976
  10. #777c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 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 #58564d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50504f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #095c57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49584e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43544f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #185c54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265b4e {
  color: #265b4e;
}
Background
.bg-265b4e {
  background-color: #265b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265b4e {
  border: 2px solid #265b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 91 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 41% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265b4e, #264d5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 91 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.53 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.53 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.57 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.68 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.90 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.88 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.90 #d9a4b1 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#265b4e  rgb(38, 91, 78)  hsl(165, 41%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5b2633  rgb(91, 38, 51)  hsl(345, 41%, 25%)  Wine
#4e265b  rgb(78, 38, 91)  hsl(285, 41%, 25%)  Byzantium
#5b4e26  rgb(91, 78, 38)  hsl(45, 41%, 25%)  Field Drab