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#2A5A4E

#2a5a4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a5a4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 35.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 36.36% saturation and 25.88% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 7.71.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #5a2a36

Split complementary

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #5a2a4e
  3. #5a362a

Analogous

  1. #2a5a36
  2. #2a5a4e
  3. #2a4e5a

Triadic

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #4e2a5a
  3. #5a4e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #2a365a
  3. #5a2a36
  4. #5a4e2a

Square

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #362a5a
  3. #5a2a36
  4. #4e5a2a

Monochromatic

  1. #060e0c
  2. #122621
  3. #2a5a4e
  4. #428e7b
  5. #66b7a3

Shades

#2a5a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #265146
  3. #22483e
  4. #1d3f37
  5. #19362f
  6. #152d27
  7. #11241f
  8. #0d1b17
  9. #081210
  10. #040908
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #3f6b60
  3. #557b71
  4. #6a8c83
  5. #7f9c95
  6. #95ada7
  7. #aabdb8
  8. #bfceca
  9. #d4dedc
  10. #eaefed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5a4e
  2. #335e53
  3. #3b6258
  4. #44655d
  5. #4c6962
  6. #556d67
  7. #5e716c
  8. #667571
  9. #6f7876
  10. #777c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57554d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #155b56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49574e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43544f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f5b53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5a4e {
  color: #2a5a4e;
}
Background
.bg-2a5a4e {
  background-color: #2a5a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5a4e {
  border: 2px solid #2a5a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 90 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 36% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5a4e, #2a4e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 90 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.71 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.71 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.74 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.13 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.36 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.07 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 11.09 #d5a5b1 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2a5a4e  rgb(42, 90, 78)  hsl(165, 36%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5a2a36  rgb(90, 42, 54)  hsl(345, 36%, 26%)  Wine
#4e2a5a  rgb(78, 42, 90)  hsl(285, 36%, 26%)  Byzantium
#5a4e2a  rgb(90, 78, 42)  hsl(45, 36%, 26%)  Field Drab