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#2E5168

#2e5168 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e5168 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 31.76% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.77% cyan, 22.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 203.79°, with 38.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #2e5168
  2. #68452e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5168
  2. #682e34
  3. #68622e

Analogous

  1. #2e6862
  2. #2e5168
  3. #2e3468

Triadic

  1. #2e5168
  2. #682e51
  3. #51682e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5168
  2. #452e68
  3. #68452e
  4. #51682e

Square

  1. #2e5168
  2. #622e68
  3. #68452e
  4. #34682e

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #172833
  3. #2e5168
  4. #457a9d
  5. #6fa0c0

Shades

#2e5168 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5168
  2. #29495e
  3. #254153
  4. #203949
  5. #1c313e
  6. #172934
  7. #12202a
  8. #0e181f
  9. #091015
  10. #05080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5168 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5168
  2. #436277
  3. #587486
  4. #6d8595
  5. #8297a4
  6. #97a8b4
  7. #abb9c3
  8. #c0cbd2
  9. #d5dce1
  10. #eaeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5168 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5168
  2. #36566a
  3. #3e5a6d
  4. #475f6f
  5. #4f6472
  6. #576974
  7. #5f6d76
  8. #677279
  9. #70777b
  10. #787b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434f59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #475169 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4b68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b5759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5169 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394d68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e555f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5168 {
  color: #2e5168;
}
Background
.bg-2e5168 {
  background-color: #2e5168;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5168 {
  border: 2px solid #2e5168;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5168;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 81 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 39% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5168 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5168, #2e3468);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5168 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 81 104 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.90 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.62 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.88 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.33 #d1ae97 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e5168  rgb(46, 81, 104)  hsl(204, 39%, 29%)  Charcoal
#68452e  rgb(104, 69, 46)  hsl(24, 39%, 29%)  Coffee
#682e51  rgb(104, 46, 81)  hsl(324, 39%, 29%)  Byzantium
#51682e  rgb(81, 104, 46)  hsl(84, 39%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green