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#2D4E5B

#2d4e5b ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2d4e5b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 30.59% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.55% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 196.96°, with 33.82% saturation and 26.67% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #5b3a2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #5b2d37
  3. #5b512d

Analogous

  1. #2d5b51
  2. #2d4e5b
  3. #2d375b

Triadic

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #5b2d4e
  3. #4e5b2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #3a2d5b
  3. #5b3a2d
  4. #4e5b2d

Square

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #512d5b
  3. #5b3a2d
  4. #375b2d

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0e
  2. #142228
  3. #2d4e5b
  4. #467a8e
  5. #6ba1b6

Shades

#2d4e5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #294652
  3. #243e49
  4. #203740
  5. #1b2f37
  6. #17272e
  7. #121f24
  8. #0e171b
  9. #091012
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d4e5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #42606b
  3. #57717c
  4. #6c838c
  5. #81959d
  6. #96a7ad
  7. #abb8bd
  8. #c0cace
  9. #d5dcde
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d4e5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d4e5b
  2. #35535f
  3. #3e5862
  4. #465d66
  5. #4e626a
  6. #57676e
  7. #5f6c71
  8. #677175
  9. #6f7679
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #40475b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #175252 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4d5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394a5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #215056 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d4e5b {
  color: #2d4e5b;
}
Background
.bg-2d4e5b {
  background-color: #2d4e5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d4e5b {
  border: 2px solid #2d4e5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d4e5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 78 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 34% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d4e5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d4e5b, #2d375b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d4e5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 78 91 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.63 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.81 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.16 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.16 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.87 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.22 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.99 #d2b1a4 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2d4e5b  rgb(45, 78, 91)  hsl(197, 34%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5b3a2d  rgb(91, 58, 45)  hsl(17, 34%, 27%)  Liver
#5b2d4e  rgb(91, 45, 78)  hsl(317, 34%, 27%)  Byzantium
#4e5b2d  rgb(78, 91, 45)  hsl(77, 34%, 27%)  Army Green