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#2B453B

#2b453b ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#2b453b is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 27.06% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.49% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 156.92°, with 23.21% saturation and 21.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.0509

Complementary

  1. #2b453b
  2. #452b35

Split complementary

  1. #2b453b
  2. #452b42
  3. #452e2b

Analogous

  1. #2b452e
  2. #2b453b
  3. #2b4245

Triadic

  1. #2b453b
  2. #3b2b45
  3. #453b2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b453b
  2. #2b3545
  3. #452b35
  4. #453b2b

Square

  1. #2b453b
  2. #2e2b45
  3. #452b35
  4. #42452b

Monochromatic

  1. #080d0b
  2. #0e1613
  3. #2b453b
  4. #487463
  5. #68a18b

Shades

#2b453b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b453b
  2. #273e35
  3. #22372f
  4. #1e3029
  5. #1a2923
  6. #16231e
  7. #111c18
  8. #0d1512
  9. #090e0c
  10. #040706
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b453b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b453b
  2. #40584f
  3. #556a62
  4. #6b7d76
  5. #808f89
  6. #95a29d
  7. #aab5b1
  8. #bfc7c4
  9. #d5dad8
  10. #eaeceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b453b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b453b
  2. #344b42
  3. #3c5149
  4. #455750
  5. #4d5d57
  6. #56635e
  7. #5e6864
  8. #676e6b
  9. #6f7472
  10. #787a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38423e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44423b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f3e3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244542 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b433b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38413b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27453f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b453b {
  color: #2b453b;
}
Background
.bg-2b453b {
  background-color: #2b453b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b453b {
  border: 2px solid #2b453b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b453b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 69 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 157 23% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b453b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b453b, #2b4245);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b453b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 69 59 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.24 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.24 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 7.01 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.60 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.49 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 9.96 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.73 #d4bac4 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2b453b  rgb(43, 69, 59)  hsl(157, 23%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#452b35  rgb(69, 43, 53)  hsl(337, 23%, 22%)  Eggplant
#3b2b45  rgb(59, 43, 69)  hsl(277, 23%, 22%)  Eggplant
#453b2b  rgb(69, 59, 43)  hsl(37, 23%, 22%)  Taupe