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#2E4E62

#2e4e62 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e4e62 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.06% cyan, 20.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 36.11% saturation and 28.24% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0691

Complementary

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #62422e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #622e34
  3. #625c2e

Analogous

  1. #2e625c
  2. #2e4e62
  3. #2e3462

Triadic

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #622e4e
  3. #4e622e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #422e62
  3. #62422e
  4. #4e622e

Square

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #5c2e62
  3. #62422e
  4. #34622e

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #16252e
  3. #2e4e62
  4. #467796
  5. #6e9dbb

Shades

#2e4e62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #294658
  3. #253e4e
  4. #203745
  5. #1c2f3b
  6. #172731
  7. #121f27
  8. #0e171d
  9. #091014
  10. #05080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4e62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #436072
  3. #587181
  4. #6d8391
  5. #8295a1
  6. #97a7b1
  7. #abb8c0
  8. #c0cad0
  9. #d5dce0
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4e62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4e62
  2. #365365
  3. #3e5868
  4. #475d6b
  5. #4f626e
  6. #576771
  7. #5f6c74
  8. #677177
  9. #70767a
  10. #787b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414c55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454d63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e4862 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #135355 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4e63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #384a62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21515a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4e62 {
  color: #2e4e62;
}
Background
.bg-2e4e62 {
  background-color: #2e4e62;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4e62 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4e62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4e62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 36% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4e62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4e62, #2e3462);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4e62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 98 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.61 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.84 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.50 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.61 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.78 #d1b19d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e4e62  rgb(46, 78, 98)  hsl(203, 36%, 28%)  Charcoal
#62422e  rgb(98, 66, 46)  hsl(23, 36%, 28%)  Coffee
#622e4e  rgb(98, 46, 78)  hsl(323, 36%, 28%)  Byzantium
#4e622e  rgb(78, 98, 46)  hsl(83, 36%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green