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#2E475D

#2e475d ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e475d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 27.84% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.54% cyan, 23.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 208.09°, with 33.81% saturation and 27.25% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #2e475d
  2. #5d442e

Split complementary

  1. #2e475d
  2. #5d2e2f
  3. #5d5b2e

Analogous

  1. #2e5d5b
  2. #2e475d
  3. #2e2f5d

Triadic

  1. #2e475d
  2. #5d2e47
  3. #475d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e475d
  2. #442e5d
  3. #5d442e
  4. #475d2e

Square

  1. #2e475d
  2. #5b2e5d
  3. #5d442e
  4. #2f5d2e

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0e
  2. #15202a
  3. #2e475d
  4. #476e90
  5. #6d94b7

Shades

#2e475d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e475d
  2. #294054
  3. #25394a
  4. #203241
  5. #1c2b38
  6. #17242f
  7. #121c25
  8. #0e151c
  9. #090e13
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e475d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e475d
  2. #43596d
  3. #586c7d
  4. #6d7e8e
  5. #82919e
  6. #97a3ae
  7. #abb5be
  8. #c0c8ce
  9. #d5dadf
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e475d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e475d
  2. #364d61
  3. #3e5264
  4. #475868
  5. #4f5e6b
  6. #57646f
  7. #5f6972
  8. #676f76
  9. #707579
  10. #787a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d464f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e475e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38425d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #194c4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38475e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34445d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #234a55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e475d {
  color: #2e475d;
}
Background
.bg-2e475d {
  background-color: #2e475d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e475d {
  border: 2px solid #2e475d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e475d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 71 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 34% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e475d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e475d, #2e2f5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e475d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 71 93 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.32 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.36 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.36 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.43 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.71 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.74 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.82 #d1b8a2 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e475d  rgb(46, 71, 93)  hsl(208, 34%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5d442e  rgb(93, 68, 46)  hsl(28, 34%, 27%)  Coffee
#5d2e47  rgb(93, 46, 71)  hsl(328, 34%, 27%)  Eggplant
#475d2e  rgb(71, 93, 46)  hsl(88, 34%, 27%)  Army Green