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#2A595D

#2a595d ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a595d is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 34.9% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.84% cyan, 4.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 184.71°, with 37.78% saturation and 26.47% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #2a595d
  2. #5d2e2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a595d
  2. #5d2a3f
  3. #5d482a

Analogous

  1. #2a5d48
  2. #2a595d
  3. #2a3f5d

Triadic

  1. #2a595d
  2. #5d2a59
  3. #595d2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a595d
  2. #2e2a5d
  3. #5d2e2a
  4. #595d2a

Square

  1. #2a595d
  2. #482a5d
  3. #5d2e2a
  4. #3f5d2a

Monochromatic

  1. #060d0e
  2. #122728
  3. #2a595d
  4. #428b92
  5. #66b3ba

Shades

#2a595d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a595d
  2. #265054
  3. #22474a
  4. #1d3e41
  5. #193538
  6. #152d2f
  7. #112425
  8. #0d1b1c
  9. #081213
  10. #040909
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a595d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a595d
  2. #3f6a6d
  3. #557a7d
  4. #6a8b8e
  5. #7f9b9e
  6. #95acae
  7. #aabdbe
  8. #bfcdce
  9. #d4dedf
  10. #eaeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a595d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a595d
  2. #335d61
  3. #3b6164
  4. #446568
  5. #4c696b
  6. #556d6f
  7. #5e7072
  8. #667476
  9. #6f7879
  10. #777c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455557 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53565d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4f5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #065c5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46575d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40535d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a5b5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a595d {
  color: #2a595d;
}
Background
.bg-2a595d {
  background-color: #2a595d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a595d {
  border: 2px solid #2a595d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a595d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 89 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 38% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a595d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a595d, #2a3f5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a595d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 89 93 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.30 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.30 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.26 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.21 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.41 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.64 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.78 #d5a6a2 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2a595d  rgb(42, 89, 93)  hsl(185, 38%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5d2e2a  rgb(93, 46, 42)  hsl(5, 38%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#5d2a59  rgb(93, 42, 89)  hsl(305, 38%, 26%)  Byzantium
#595d2a  rgb(89, 93, 42)  hsl(65, 38%, 26%)  Army Green