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#2E4151

#2e4151 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e4151 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 25.49% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.21% cyan, 19.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 207.43°, with 27.56% saturation and 24.9% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #2e4151
  2. #513e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4151
  2. #512e2f
  3. #514f2e

Analogous

  1. #2e514f
  2. #2e4151
  3. #2e2f51

Triadic

  1. #2e4151
  2. #512e41
  3. #41512e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4151
  2. #3e2e51
  3. #513e2e
  4. #41512e

Square

  1. #2e4151
  2. #4f2e51
  3. #513e2e
  4. #2f512e

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #121a20
  3. #2e4151
  4. #4a6882
  5. #6c8fac

Shades

#2e4151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4151
  2. #293b49
  3. #253441
  4. #202e39
  5. #1c2731
  6. #172129
  7. #121a20
  8. #0e1418
  9. #090d10
  10. #050708
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4151
  2. #435462
  3. #586774
  4. #6d7a85
  5. #828d97
  6. #97a0a8
  7. #abb3b9
  8. #c0c6cb
  9. #d5d9dc
  10. #eaecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4151
  2. #364756
  3. #3e4e5a
  4. #47545f
  5. #4f5a64
  6. #576169
  7. #5f676d
  8. #676d72
  9. #707377
  10. #787a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394047 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4152 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #363d51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #214546 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #364151 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333f51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27434b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4151 {
  color: #2e4151;
}
Background
.bg-2e4151 {
  background-color: #2e4151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4151 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 65 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 28% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4151, #2e2f51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 65 81 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 3.23 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.80 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.96 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.60 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.90 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.53 #d1beae Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e4151  rgb(46, 65, 81)  hsl(207, 28%, 25%)  Charcoal
#513e2e  rgb(81, 62, 46)  hsl(27, 28%, 25%)  Taupe
#512e41  rgb(81, 46, 65)  hsl(327, 28%, 25%)  Eggplant
#41512e  rgb(65, 81, 46)  hsl(87, 28%, 25%)  Army Green