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#2F5E66

#2f5e66 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f5e66 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 36.86% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.92% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 188.73°, with 36.91% saturation and 29.22% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0957

Complementary

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #66372f

Split complementary

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #662f43
  3. #66532f

Analogous

  1. #2f6653
  2. #2f5e66
  3. #2f4366

Triadic

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #662f5e
  3. #5e662f

Tetradic

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #372f66
  3. #66372f
  4. #5e662f

Square

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #532f66
  3. #66372f
  4. #43662f

Monochromatic

  1. #060d0e
  2. #172e32
  3. #2f5e66
  4. #478e9a
  5. #71b2bd

Shades

#2f5e66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #2a555c
  3. #264b52
  4. #214247
  5. #1c383d
  6. #182f33
  7. #132629
  8. #0e1c1f
  9. #091314
  10. #05090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f5e66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #446e75
  3. #597e85
  4. #6d8e94
  5. #829ea3
  6. #97afb3
  7. #acbfc2
  8. #c1cfd1
  9. #d5dfe0
  10. #eaeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f5e66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f5e66
  2. #376169
  3. #3f656b
  4. #47686e
  5. #4f6c70
  6. #586f73
  7. #607276
  8. #687678
  9. #70797b
  10. #787d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5a5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575b67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e5466 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b6260 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5c66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445866 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f6063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f5e66 {
  color: #2f5e66;
}
Background
.bg-2f5e66 {
  background-color: #2f5e66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f5e66 {
  border: 2px solid #2f5e66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f5e66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 94 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 37% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f5e66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5e66, #2f4366);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f5e66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 94 102 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.34 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.34 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.59 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.13 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.03 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.51 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.66 #d0a199 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2f5e66  rgb(47, 94, 102)  hsl(189, 37%, 29%)  Dark Slate Gray
#66372f  rgb(102, 55, 47)  hsl(9, 37%, 29%)  Caput Mortuum
#662f5e  rgb(102, 47, 94)  hsl(309, 37%, 29%)  Byzantium
#5e662f  rgb(94, 102, 47)  hsl(69, 37%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green