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#2A4E5A

#2a4e5a ≈ Midnight Green

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a4e5a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.59% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.33% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 36.36% saturation and 25.88% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #5a362a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #5a2a36
  3. #5a4e2a

Analogous

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #2a4e5a
  3. #2a365a

Triadic

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #5a2a4e
  3. #4e5a2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #362a5a
  3. #5a362a
  4. #4e5a2a

Square

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #4e2a5a
  3. #5a362a
  4. #365a2a

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #122126
  3. #2a4e5a
  4. #427b8e
  5. #66a3b7

Shades

#2a4e5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #264651
  3. #223e48
  4. #1d373f
  5. #192f36
  6. #15272d
  7. #111f24
  8. #0d171b
  9. #081012
  10. #040809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4e5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #3f606b
  3. #55717b
  4. #6a838c
  5. #7f959c
  6. #95a7ad
  7. #aab8bd
  8. #bfcace
  9. #d4dcde
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4e5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4e5a
  2. #33535e
  3. #3b5862
  4. #445d65
  5. #4c6269
  6. #55676d
  7. #5e6c71
  8. #667175
  9. #6f7678
  10. #777b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474c5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #40475a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5252 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4d5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #384a5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d5055 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4e5a {
  color: #2a4e5a;
}
Background
.bg-2a4e5a {
  background-color: #2a4e5a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4e5a {
  border: 2px solid #2a4e5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4e5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 78 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 36% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4e5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4e5a, #2a365a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4e5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 78 90 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.77 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.33 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.33 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.43 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.29 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.55 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.39 #d5b1a5 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#2a4e5a  rgb(42, 78, 90)  hsl(195, 36%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#5a362a  rgb(90, 54, 42)  hsl(15, 36%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#5a2a4e  rgb(90, 42, 78)  hsl(315, 36%, 26%)  Byzantium
#4e5a2a  rgb(78, 90, 42)  hsl(75, 36%, 26%)  Army Green