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#2B4E53

#2b4e53 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b4e53 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 30.59% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.19% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 31.75% saturation and 24.71% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0659

Complementary

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #53302b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #532b3a
  3. #53442b

Analogous

  1. #2b5344
  2. #2b4e53
  3. #2b3a53

Triadic

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #532b4e
  3. #4e532b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #302b53
  3. #53302b
  4. #4e532b

Square

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #442b53
  3. #53302b
  4. #3a532b

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0d
  2. #111f21
  3. #2b4e53
  4. #457d85
  5. #67a7b0

Shades

#2b4e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #27464b
  3. #223e42
  4. #1e373a
  5. #1a2f32
  6. #16272a
  7. #111f21
  8. #0d1719
  9. #091011
  10. #040808
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #406064
  3. #557175
  4. #6b8387
  5. #809598
  6. #95a7a9
  7. #aab8ba
  8. #bfcacb
  9. #d5dcdd
  10. #eaedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4e53
  2. #345358
  3. #3c585c
  4. #455d61
  5. #4d6265
  6. #56676a
  7. #5e6c6e
  8. #677173
  9. #6f7677
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4b4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494b53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424653 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18514f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4c53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4a53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #215051 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4e53 {
  color: #2b4e53;
}
Background
.bg-2b4e53 {
  background-color: #2b4e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4e53 {
  border: 2px solid #2b4e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 32% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4e53, #2b3a53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 2.63 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 2.63 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 4.79 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.34 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.36 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.58 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.11 #d4b1ac Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2b4e53  rgb(43, 78, 83)  hsl(188, 32%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#53302b  rgb(83, 48, 43)  hsl(8, 32%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#532b4e  rgb(83, 43, 78)  hsl(308, 32%, 25%)  Byzantium
#4e532b  rgb(78, 83, 43)  hsl(68, 32%, 25%)  Army Green