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#38555F

#38555f ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#38555f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 33.33% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.05% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 195.38°, with 25.83% saturation and 29.61% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.48.

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Relative luminance0.0816

Complementary

  1. #38555f
  2. #5f4238

Split complementary

  1. #38555f
  2. #5f3842
  3. #5f5638

Analogous

  1. #385f56
  2. #38555f
  3. #38425f

Triadic

  1. #38555f
  2. #5f3855
  3. #555f38

Tetradic

  1. #38555f
  2. #42385f
  3. #5f4238
  4. #555f38

Square

  1. #38555f
  2. #56385f
  3. #5f4238
  4. #425f38

Monochromatic

  1. #080b0d
  2. #1c2a2f
  3. #38555f
  4. #54808f
  5. #7da5b3

Shades

#38555f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38555f
  2. #324d56
  3. #2d444c
  4. #273c43
  5. #223339
  6. #1c2b30
  7. #162226
  8. #111a1d
  9. #0b1113
  10. #06090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#38555f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38555f
  2. #4c666f
  3. #60777f
  4. #74888f
  5. #88999f
  6. #9caaaf
  7. #afbbbf
  8. #c3cccf
  9. #d7dddf
  10. #ebeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38555f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38555f
  2. #3f5962
  3. #465e66
  4. #4e6269
  5. #55666c
  6. #5c6b70
  7. #636f73
  8. #6a7376
  9. #727779
  10. #797c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494f5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #295858 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47545f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43515f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30575b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38555f {
  color: #38555f;
}
Background
.bg-38555f {
  background-color: #38555f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38555f {
  border: 2px solid #38555f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38555f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 85 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 26% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38555f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38555f, #38425f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38555f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 85 95 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.48 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.48 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.74 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.36 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.12 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.17 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.30 #c7aaa0 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#38555f  rgb(56, 85, 95)  hsl(195, 26%, 30%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5f4238  rgb(95, 66, 56)  hsl(15, 26%, 30%)  Liver
#5f3855  rgb(95, 56, 85)  hsl(315, 26%, 30%)  Eggplant
#555f38  rgb(85, 95, 56)  hsl(75, 26%, 30%)  Army Green