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#2E4E57

#2e4e57 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e4e57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.13% cyan, 10.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 193.17°, with 30.83% saturation and 26.08% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #57372e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #572e3a
  3. #574c2e

Analogous

  1. #2e574c
  2. #2e4e57
  3. #2e3a57

Triadic

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #572e4e
  3. #4e572e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #372e57
  3. #57372e
  4. #4e572e

Square

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #4c2e57
  3. #57372e
  4. #3a572e

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0d
  2. #142125
  3. #2e4e57
  4. #487b89
  5. #6ca2b2

Shades

#2e4e57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #29464e
  3. #253e46
  4. #20373d
  5. #1c2f34
  6. #17272c
  7. #121f23
  8. #0e171a
  9. #091011
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #436068
  3. #587179
  4. #6d8389
  5. #82959a
  6. #97a7ab
  7. #abb8bc
  8. #c0cacd
  9. #d5dcdd
  10. #eaedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e57
  2. #36535b
  3. #3e585f
  4. #475d63
  5. #4f6267
  6. #57676c
  7. #5f6c70
  8. #677174
  9. #707678
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404b4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484c58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c5151 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4a57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #245053 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e57 {
  color: #2e4e57;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e57 {
  background-color: #2e4e57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e57 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 31% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e57, #2e3a57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 87 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.09 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.09 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.87 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.32 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.42 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.19 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.77 #d1b1a8 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2e4e57  rgb(46, 78, 87)  hsl(193, 31%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#57372e  rgb(87, 55, 46)  hsl(13, 31%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#572e4e  rgb(87, 46, 78)  hsl(313, 31%, 26%)  Eggplant
#4e572e  rgb(78, 87, 46)  hsl(73, 31%, 26%)  Army Green