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#2B424D

#2b424d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b424d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 25.88% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.16% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 199.41°, with 28.33% saturation and 23.53% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0495

Complementary

  1. #2b424d
  2. #4d362b

Split complementary

  1. #2b424d
  2. #4d2b31
  3. #4d472b

Analogous

  1. #2b4d47
  2. #2b424d
  3. #2b314d

Triadic

  1. #2b424d
  2. #4d2b42
  3. #424d2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b424d
  2. #362b4d
  3. #4d362b
  4. #424d2b

Square

  1. #2b424d
  2. #472b4d
  3. #4d362b
  4. #314d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #10181c
  3. #2b424d
  4. #466c7e
  5. #6794aa

Shades

#2b424d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b424d
  2. #273b45
  3. #22353e
  4. #1e2e36
  5. #1a282e
  6. #162127
  7. #111a1f
  8. #0d1417
  9. #090d0f
  10. #040708
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b424d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b424d
  2. #40555f
  3. #556871
  4. #6b7b82
  5. #808e94
  6. #95a1a6
  7. #aab3b8
  8. #bfc6ca
  9. #d5d9db
  10. #eaeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b424d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b424d
  2. #344852
  3. #3c4e57
  4. #45555c
  5. #4d5b61
  6. #566167
  7. #5e676c
  8. #676d71
  9. #6f7476
  10. #787a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384045 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c414e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #373d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e4545 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36414d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #244449 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b424d {
  color: #2b424d;
}
Background
.bg-2b424d {
  background-color: #2b424d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b424d {
  border: 2px solid #2b424d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b424d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 66 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b424d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b424d, #2b314d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b424d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 66 77 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.00 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.04 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.63 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.52 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.58 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 8.71 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 8.71 #d4bdb2 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2b424d  rgb(43, 66, 77)  hsl(199, 28%, 24%)  Charcoal
#4d362b  rgb(77, 54, 43)  hsl(19, 28%, 24%)  Bistre
#4d2b42  rgb(77, 43, 66)  hsl(319, 28%, 24%)  Eggplant
#424d2b  rgb(66, 77, 43)  hsl(79, 28%, 24%)  Rifle Green