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#2A3D4E

#2a3d4e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a3d4e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 23.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 21.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 208.33°, with 30% saturation and 23.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #4e3b2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #4e2a2b
  3. #4e4d2a

Analogous

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #2a3d4e
  3. #2a2b4e

Triadic

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #4e2a3d
  3. #3d4e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #3b2a4e
  3. #4e3b2a
  4. #3d4e2a

Square

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #4d2a4e
  3. #4e3b2a
  4. #2b4e2a

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #0f161c
  3. #2a3d4e
  4. #456480
  5. #658aac

Shades

#2a3d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #263746
  3. #22313e
  4. #1d2b37
  5. #19252f
  6. #151f27
  7. #11181f
  8. #0d1217
  9. #080c10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a3d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #3f5060
  3. #556471
  4. #6a7783
  5. #7f8b95
  6. #959ea7
  7. #aab1b8
  8. #bfc5ca
  9. #d4d8dc
  10. #eaeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a3d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a3d4e
  2. #334453
  3. #3b4a58
  4. #44515d
  5. #4c5862
  6. #555f67
  7. #5e656c
  8. #666c71
  9. #6f7376
  10. #77797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353c43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #363d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31394e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c4143 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f3b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #223f47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a3d4e {
  color: #2a3d4e;
}
Background
.bg-2a3d4e {
  background-color: #2a3d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a3d4e {
  border: 2px solid #2a3d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a3d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 61 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 30% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a3d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a3d4e, #2a2b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a3d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 61 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.39 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.59 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.99 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.00 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.49 #d5c2b1 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2a3d4e  rgb(42, 61, 78)  hsl(208, 30%, 24%)  Charcoal
#4e3b2a  rgb(78, 59, 42)  hsl(28, 30%, 24%)  Taupe
#4e2a3d  rgb(78, 42, 61)  hsl(328, 30%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3d4e2a  rgb(61, 78, 42)  hsl(88, 30%, 24%)  Army Green