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#2E5457

#2e5457 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e5457 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 32.94% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.13% cyan, 3.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.39°, 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #2e5457
  2. #57312e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5457
  2. #572e40
  3. #57462e

Analogous

  1. #2e5746
  2. #2e5457
  3. #2e4057

Triadic

  1. #2e5457
  2. #572e54
  3. #54572e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5457
  2. #312e57
  3. #57312e
  4. #54572e

Square

  1. #2e5457
  2. #462e57
  3. #57312e
  4. #40572e

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0d
  2. #142425
  3. #2e5457
  4. #488489
  5. #6cacb2

Shades

#2e5457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5457
  2. #294c4e
  3. #254346
  4. #203b3d
  5. #1c3234
  6. #172a2c
  7. #122223
  8. #0e191a
  9. #091111
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5457
  2. #436568
  3. #587679
  4. #6d8789
  5. #82989a
  6. #97aaab
  7. #abbbbc
  8. #c0cccd
  9. #d5dddd
  10. #eaeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5457
  2. #36585b
  3. #3e5d5f
  4. #476163
  5. #4f6667
  6. #576a6c
  7. #5f6e70
  8. #677374
  9. #707778
  10. #787c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5157 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484c57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a5755 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4f57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #235656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5457 {
  color: #2e5457;
}
Background
.bg-2e5457 {
  background-color: #2e5457;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5457 {
  border: 2px solid #2e5457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 84 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 31% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5457, #2e4057);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 84 87 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 2.32 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 2.32 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.81 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.38 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.54 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.24 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 13.12 #d1aba8 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2e5457  rgb(46, 84, 87)  hsl(184, 31%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#57312e  rgb(87, 49, 46)  hsl(4, 31%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#572e54  rgb(87, 46, 84)  hsl(304, 31%, 26%)  Byzantium
#54572e  rgb(84, 87, 46)  hsl(64, 31%, 26%)  Army Green