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#2E596B

#2e596b ≈ Midnight Green

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e596b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.9% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.01% cyan, 16.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 197.7°, with 39.87% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 8.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0879

Complementary

  1. #2e596b
  2. #6b402e

Split complementary

  1. #2e596b
  2. #6b2e3b
  3. #6b5e2e

Analogous

  1. #2e6b5e
  2. #2e596b
  3. #2e3b6b

Triadic

  1. #2e596b
  2. #6b2e59
  3. #596b2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e596b
  2. #402e6b
  3. #6b402e
  4. #596b2e

Square

  1. #2e596b
  2. #5e2e6b
  3. #6b402e
  4. #3b6b2e

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #172d36
  3. #2e596b
  4. #4586a1
  5. #70aac2

Shades

#2e596b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e596b
  2. #295060
  3. #254756
  4. #203e4b
  5. #1c3540
  6. #172d36
  7. #12242b
  8. #0e1b20
  9. #091215
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e596b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e596b
  2. #436a7a
  3. #587a89
  4. #6d8b97
  5. #829ba6
  6. #97acb5
  7. #abbdc4
  8. #c0cdd3
  9. #d5dee1
  10. #eaeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e596b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e596b
  2. #365d6d
  3. #3e616f
  4. #476571
  5. #4f6973
  6. #576d76
  7. #5f7078
  8. #67747a
  9. #70787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47565e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f576c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47516b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #015e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #44586c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e546b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b5c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e596b {
  color: #2e596b;
}
Background
.bg-2e596b {
  background-color: #2e596b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e596b {
  border: 2px solid #2e596b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e596b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 89 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 40% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e596b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e596b, #2e3b6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e596b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 89 107 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.56 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.88 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.04 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.29 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.29 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.02 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.65 #d1a694 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#2e596b  rgb(46, 89, 107)  hsl(198, 40%, 30%)  Midnight Green
#6b402e  rgb(107, 64, 46)  hsl(18, 40%, 30%)  Coffee
#6b2e59  rgb(107, 46, 89)  hsl(318, 40%, 30%)  Byzantium
#596b2e  rgb(89, 107, 46)  hsl(78, 40%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green