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#2E3E4D

#2e3e4d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e3e4d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 24.31% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 19.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 209.03°, with 25.2% saturation and 24.12% 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 3.56.

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. #2e3e4d
  2. #4d3d2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #4d2e2f
  3. #4d4d2e

Analogous

  1. #2e4d4d
  2. #2e3e4d
  3. #2e2f4d

Triadic

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #4d2e3e
  3. #3e4d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #3d2e4d
  3. #4d3d2e
  4. #3e4d2e

Square

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #4d2e4d
  3. #4d3d2e
  4. #2f4d2e

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0d
  2. #11171d
  3. #2e3e4d
  4. #4b657d
  5. #6d8ba7

Shades

#2e3e4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #293845
  3. #25323e
  4. #202b36
  5. #1c252e
  6. #171f27
  7. #12191f
  8. #0e1317
  9. #090c0f
  10. #050608
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e3e4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #43515f
  3. #586571
  4. #6d7882
  5. #828b94
  6. #979fa6
  7. #abb2b8
  8. #c0c5ca
  9. #d5d8db
  10. #eaeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e3e4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e3e4d
  2. #364552
  3. #3e4b57
  4. #47525c
  5. #4f5861
  6. #575f67
  7. #5f666c
  8. #676c71
  9. #707376
  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 #373d44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343b4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244143 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #343e4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #323c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #284047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e3e4d {
  color: #2e3e4d;
}
Background
.bg-2e3e4d {
  background-color: #2e3e4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e3e4d {
  border: 2px solid #2e3e4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e3e4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 62 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 25% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e3e4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e3e4d, #2e2f4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e3e4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 62 77 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.56 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.01 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.02 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.09 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.48 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.34 #d1c1b2 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e3e4d  rgb(46, 62, 77)  hsl(209, 25%, 24%)  Charcoal
#4d3d2e  rgb(77, 61, 46)  hsl(29, 25%, 24%)  Taupe
#4d2e3e  rgb(77, 46, 62)  hsl(329, 25%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3e4d2e  rgb(62, 77, 46)  hsl(89, 25%, 24%)  Rifle Green