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#2E4D42

#2e4d42 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#2e4d42 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.2% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 158.71°, with 25.2% saturation and 24.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #4d2e39

Split complementary

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #4d2e49
  3. #4d332e

Analogous

  1. #2e4d33
  2. #2e4d42
  3. #2e494d

Triadic

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #422e4d
  3. #4d422e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #2e394d
  3. #4d2e39
  4. #4d422e

Square

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #332e4d
  3. #4d2e39
  4. #494d2e

Monochromatic

  1. #080d0b
  2. #111d19
  3. #2e4d42
  4. #4b7d6b
  5. #6da793

Shades

#2e4d42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #29453b
  3. #253e35
  4. #20362e
  5. #1c2e28
  6. #172721
  7. #121f1a
  8. #0e1714
  9. #090f0d
  10. #050807
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4d42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #435f55
  3. #587168
  4. #6d827b
  5. #82948e
  6. #97a6a1
  7. #abb8b3
  8. #c0cac6
  9. #d5dbd9
  10. #eaedec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4d42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4d42
  2. #365248
  3. #3e574e
  4. #475c55
  5. #4f615b
  6. #576761
  7. #5f6c67
  8. #67716d
  9. #707674
  10. #787b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4945 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #254d4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414b42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #294d47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4d42 {
  color: #2e4d42;
}
Background
.bg-2e4d42 {
  background-color: #2e4d42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4d42 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4d42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4d42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 77 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 25% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4d42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4d42, #2e494d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4d42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 77 66 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.72 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.72 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.17 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 8.60 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.01 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 9.87 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.98 #d1b2bd Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2e4d42  rgb(46, 77, 66)  hsl(159, 25%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4d2e39  rgb(77, 46, 57)  hsl(339, 25%, 24%)  Eggplant
#422e4d  rgb(66, 46, 77)  hsl(279, 25%, 24%)  Eggplant
#4d422e  rgb(77, 66, 46)  hsl(39, 25%, 24%)  Taupe