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#2C5661

#2c5661 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c5661 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 33.73% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.64% cyan, 11.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 192.45°, with 37.59% saturation and 27.65% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0805

Complementary

  1. #2c5661
  2. #61372c

Split complementary

  1. #2c5661
  2. #612c3c
  3. #61522c

Analogous

  1. #2c6152
  2. #2c5661
  3. #2c3c61

Triadic

  1. #2c5661
  2. #612c56
  3. #56612c

Tetradic

  1. #2c5661
  2. #372c61
  3. #61372c
  4. #56612c

Square

  1. #2c5661
  2. #522c61
  3. #61372c
  4. #3c612c

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #14272c
  3. #2c5661
  4. #448596
  5. #6aabbc

Shades

#2c5661 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c5661
  2. #284d57
  3. #23454e
  4. #1f3c44
  5. #1a343a
  6. #162b31
  7. #122227
  8. #0d1a1d
  9. #091113
  10. #04090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c5661 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c5661
  2. #416771
  3. #567881
  4. #6b8990
  5. #809aa0
  6. #96abb0
  7. #abbbc0
  8. #c0ccd0
  9. #d5dddf
  10. #eaeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c5661 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c5661
  2. #345a64
  3. #3d5e67
  4. #45636a
  5. #4e676d
  6. #566b71
  7. #5e6f74
  8. #677377
  9. #6f787a
  10. #787c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445357 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5462 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464e61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0a5a59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435561 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5161 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c585d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c5661 {
  color: #2c5661;
}
Background
.bg-2c5661 {
  background-color: #2c5661;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c5661 {
  border: 2px solid #2c5661;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c5661;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 86 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 38% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c5661 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c5661, #2c3c61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c5661 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 86 97 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.87 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.87 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.99 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.95 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.75 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.10 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.11 #d3a99e Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2c5661  rgb(44, 86, 97)  hsl(192, 38%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray
#61372c  rgb(97, 55, 44)  hsl(12, 38%, 28%)  Caput Mortuum
#612c56  rgb(97, 44, 86)  hsl(312, 38%, 28%)  Byzantium
#56612c  rgb(86, 97, 44)  hsl(72, 38%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green