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#2A403C

#2a403c ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a403c is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 25.1% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.25% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 169.09°, with 20.75% saturation and 20.78% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #2a403c
  2. #402a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2a403c
  2. #402a39
  3. #40312a

Analogous

  1. #2a4031
  2. #2a403c
  3. #2a3940

Triadic

  1. #2a403c
  2. #3c2a40
  3. #403c2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a403c
  2. #2a2e40
  3. #402a2e
  4. #403c2a

Square

  1. #2a403c
  2. #312a40
  3. #402a2e
  4. #39402a

Monochromatic

  1. #080c0c
  2. #0c1211
  3. #2a403c
  4. #486e67
  5. #679c92

Shades

#2a403c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a403c
  2. #263a36
  3. #223330
  4. #1d2d2a
  5. #192624
  6. #15201e
  7. #111a18
  8. #0d1312
  9. #080d0c
  10. #040606
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a403c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a403c
  2. #3f5350
  3. #556663
  4. #6a7977
  5. #7f8c8a
  6. #95a09e
  7. #aab3b1
  8. #bfc6c5
  9. #d4d9d8
  10. #eaecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a403c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a403c
  2. #334643
  3. #3b4d4a
  4. #445350
  5. #4c5a57
  6. #55605e
  7. #5e6665
  8. #666d6c
  9. #6f7372
  10. #777a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353e3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3e3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a3b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23413f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #373f3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #343d3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #26403e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a403c {
  color: #2a403c;
}
Background
.bg-2a403c {
  background-color: #2a403c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a403c {
  border: 2px solid #2a403c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a403c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 64 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 21% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a403c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a403c, #2a3940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a403c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 64 60 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.56 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.56 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.35 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 8.81 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.96 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.17 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.40 #d5bfc3 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2a403c  rgb(42, 64, 60)  hsl(169, 21%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#402a2e  rgb(64, 42, 46)  hsl(349, 21%, 21%)  Bistre
#3c2a40  rgb(60, 42, 64)  hsl(289, 21%, 21%)  Eggplant
#403c2a  rgb(64, 60, 42)  hsl(49, 21%, 21%)  Black Olive