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#2F474E

#2f474e ≈ Charcoal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f474e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 27.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.74% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 24.8% saturation and 24.51% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0566

Complementary

  1. #2f474e
  2. #4e362f

Split complementary

  1. #2f474e
  2. #4e2f37
  3. #4e462f

Analogous

  1. #2f4e46
  2. #2f474e
  3. #2f374e

Triadic

  1. #2f474e
  2. #4e2f47
  3. #474e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f474e
  2. #362f4e
  3. #4e362f
  4. #474e2f

Square

  1. #2f474e
  2. #462f4e
  3. #4e362f
  4. #374e2f

Monochromatic

  1. #080c0d
  2. #121c1e
  3. #2f474e
  4. #4c727e
  5. #6e9ba8

Shades

#2f474e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f474e
  2. #2a4046
  3. #26393e
  4. #213237
  5. #1c2b2f
  6. #182427
  7. #131c1f
  8. #0e1517
  9. #090e10
  10. #050708
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f474e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f474e
  2. #445960
  3. #596c71
  4. #6d7e83
  5. #829195
  6. #97a3a7
  7. #acb5b8
  8. #c1c8ca
  9. #d5dadc
  10. #eaeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f474e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f474e
  2. #374d53
  3. #3f5258
  4. #47585d
  5. #4f5e62
  6. #586467
  7. #60696c
  8. #686f71
  9. #707576
  10. #787a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4548 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42454e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d424e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #244a49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38444e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29494b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f474e {
  color: #2f474e;
}
Background
.bg-2f474e {
  background-color: #2f474e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f474e {
  border: 2px solid #2f474e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f474e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 71 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 25% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f474e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f474e, #2f374e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f474e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 71 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.43 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.70 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.81 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.81 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.17 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 7.40 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.12 #d0b8b1 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2f474e  rgb(47, 71, 78)  hsl(194, 25%, 25%)  Charcoal
#4e362f  rgb(78, 54, 47)  hsl(14, 25%, 25%)  Bistre
#4e2f47  rgb(78, 47, 71)  hsl(314, 25%, 25%)  Eggplant
#474e2f  rgb(71, 78, 47)  hsl(74, 25%, 25%)  Rifle Green