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#2E4E53

#2e4e53 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e4e53 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.58% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 188.11°, with 28.68% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0665

Complementary

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #53332e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #532e3b
  3. #53452e

Analogous

  1. #2e5345
  2. #2e4e53
  3. #2e3b53

Triadic

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #532e4e
  3. #4e532e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #332e53
  3. #53332e
  4. #4e532e

Square

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #452e53
  3. #53332e
  4. #3b532e

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0d
  2. #132022
  3. #2e4e53
  4. #497c84
  5. #6ca5ae

Shades

#2e4e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #29464b
  3. #253e42
  4. #20373a
  5. #1c2f32
  6. #17272a
  7. #121f21
  8. #0e1719
  9. #091011
  10. #050808
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #436064
  3. #587175
  4. #6d8387
  5. #829598
  6. #97a7a9
  7. #abb8ba
  8. #c0cacb
  9. #d5dcdd
  10. #eaedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e53
  2. #365358
  3. #3e585c
  4. #475d61
  5. #4f6265
  6. #57676a
  7. #5f6c6e
  8. #677173
  9. #707677
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404b4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494c53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #434753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e514f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #404d53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4a53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #255051 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e53 {
  color: #2e4e53;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e53 {
  background-color: #2e4e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e53 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 29% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e53, #2e3b53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 2.83 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 2.83 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.40 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.70 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.29 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.66 #d1b1ac Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2e4e53  rgb(46, 78, 83)  hsl(188, 29%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#53332e  rgb(83, 51, 46)  hsl(8, 29%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#532e4e  rgb(83, 46, 78)  hsl(308, 29%, 25%)  Eggplant
#4e532e  rgb(78, 83, 46)  hsl(68, 29%, 25%)  Army Green