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#2A4E4D

#2a4e4d ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a4e4d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.59% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.28% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 178.33°, with 30% saturation and 23.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #4e2a2b

Split complementary

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #4e2a3d
  3. #4e3b2a

Analogous

  1. #2a4e3b
  2. #2a4e4d
  3. #2a3d4e

Triadic

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #4d2a4e
  3. #4e4d2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #2a2b4e
  3. #4e2a2b
  4. #4e4d2a

Square

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #3b2a4e
  3. #4e2a2b
  4. #3d4e2a

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0d
  2. #0f1c1c
  3. #2a4e4d
  4. #45807e
  5. #65acaa

Shades

#2a4e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #264645
  3. #223e3e
  4. #1d3736
  5. #192f2e
  6. #152727
  7. #111f1f
  8. #0d1717
  9. #08100f
  10. #040808
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #3f605f
  3. #557171
  4. #6a8382
  5. #7f9594
  6. #95a7a6
  7. #aab8b8
  8. #bfcaca
  9. #d4dcdb
  10. #eaeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4e4d
  2. #335352
  3. #3b5857
  4. #445d5c
  5. #4c6261
  6. #556767
  7. #5e6c6c
  8. #667171
  9. #6f7676
  10. #777b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4b4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #44464d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19504e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b494d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #214f4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4e4d {
  color: #2a4e4d;
}
Background
.bg-2a4e4d {
  background-color: #2a4e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4e4d {
  border: 2px solid #2a4e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 78 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 30% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4e4d, #2a3d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 78 77 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 1.36 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 1.36 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.13 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.28 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.74 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.90 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.70 #d5b1b2 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2a4e4d  rgb(42, 78, 77)  hsl(178, 30%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e2a2b  rgb(78, 42, 43)  hsl(358, 30%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#4d2a4e  rgb(77, 42, 78)  hsl(298, 30%, 24%)  Byzantium
#4e4d2a  rgb(78, 77, 42)  hsl(58, 30%, 24%)  Army Green