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#2A4855

#2a4855 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a4855 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 28.24% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.59% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 198.14°, with 33.86% saturation and 24.9% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.0578

Complementary

  1. #2a4855
  2. #55372a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4855
  2. #552a32
  3. #554c2a

Analogous

  1. #2a554c
  2. #2a4855
  3. #2a3255

Triadic

  1. #2a4855
  2. #552a48
  3. #48552a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4855
  2. #372a55
  3. #55372a
  4. #48552a

Square

  1. #2a4855
  2. #4c2a55
  3. #55372a
  4. #32552a

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0e
  2. #111d22
  3. #2a4855
  4. #437388
  5. #659bb3

Shades

#2a4855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4855
  2. #26414d
  3. #223a44
  4. #1d323c
  5. #192b33
  6. #15242b
  7. #111d22
  8. #0d161a
  9. #080e11
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4855
  2. #3f5a66
  3. #556d77
  4. #6a7f88
  5. #7f9199
  6. #95a4aa
  7. #aab6bb
  8. #bfc8cc
  9. #d4dadd
  10. #eaedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4855
  2. #334e59
  3. #3b535e
  4. #445962
  5. #4c5e66
  6. #55646b
  7. #5e6a6f
  8. #666f73
  9. #6f7577
  10. #777a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b464b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414756 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #164c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #354455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f4a50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4855 {
  color: #2a4855;
}
Background
.bg-2a4855 {
  background-color: #2a4855;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4855 {
  border: 2px solid #2a4855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 72 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 34% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4855, #2a3255);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 72 85 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.38 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.18 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.51 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.88 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.88 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.44 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.63 #d5b7aa Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2a4855  rgb(42, 72, 85)  hsl(198, 34%, 25%)  Charcoal
#55372a  rgb(85, 55, 42)  hsl(18, 34%, 25%)  Bistre
#552a48  rgb(85, 42, 72)  hsl(318, 34%, 25%)  Eggplant
#48552a  rgb(72, 85, 42)  hsl(78, 34%, 25%)  Army Green