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#2C3E50

#2c3e50 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c3e50 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 24.31% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45% cyan, 22.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 29.03% saturation and 24.31% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0456

Complementary

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #503e2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #502c2c
  3. #50502c

Analogous

  1. #2c5050
  2. #2c3e50
  3. #2c2c50

Triadic

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #502c3e
  3. #3e502c

Tetradic

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #3e2c50
  3. #503e2c
  4. #3e502c

Square

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #502c50
  3. #503e2c
  4. #2c502c

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #11181f
  3. #2c3e50
  4. #476481
  5. #698aac

Shades

#2c3e50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #283848
  3. #233240
  4. #1f2b38
  5. #1a2530
  6. #161f28
  7. #121920
  8. #0d1318
  9. #090c10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c3e50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #415162
  3. #566573
  4. #6b7885
  5. #808b96
  6. #969fa8
  7. #abb2b9
  8. #c0c5cb
  9. #d5d8dc
  10. #eaecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c3e50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c3e50
  2. #344555
  3. #3d4b5a
  4. #45525e
  5. #4e5863
  6. #565f68
  7. #5e666d
  8. #676c72
  9. #6f7376
  10. #78797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363d45 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #373e51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #323b50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f4244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #333e51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #303c50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254149 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c3e50 {
  color: #2c3e50;
}
Background
.bg-2c3e50 {
  background-color: #2c3e50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c3e50 {
  border: 2px solid #2c3e50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c3e50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 62 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 29% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c3e50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c3e50, #2c2c50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c3e50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 62 80 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.67 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.38 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.29 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.71 #d3c1af Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2c3e50  rgb(44, 62, 80)  hsl(210, 29%, 24%)  Charcoal
#503e2c  rgb(80, 62, 44)  hsl(30, 29%, 24%)  Taupe
#502c3e  rgb(80, 44, 62)  hsl(330, 29%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3e502c  rgb(62, 80, 44)  hsl(90, 29%, 24%)  Army Green