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#3A4E49

#3a4e49 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a4e49 is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 30.59% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 14.71% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0683

Complementary

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #4e3a3f

Split complementary

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #4e3a49
  3. #4e3f3a

Analogous

  1. #3a4e3f
  2. #3a4e49
  3. #3a494e

Triadic

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #493a4e
  3. #4e493a

Tetradic

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #3a3f4e
  3. #4e3a3f
  4. #4e493a

Square

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #3f3a4e
  3. #4e3a3f
  4. #494e3a

Monochromatic

  1. #090c0b
  2. #192220
  3. #3a4e49
  4. #5b7a72
  5. #80a199

Shades

#3a4e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #344642
  3. #2e3e3a
  4. #293733
  5. #232f2c
  6. #1d2725
  7. #171f1d
  8. #111716
  9. #0c100f
  10. #060807
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a4e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #4e605b
  3. #61716d
  4. #758380
  5. #899592
  6. #9da7a4
  7. #b0b8b6
  8. #c4cac8
  9. #d8dcdb
  10. #ebeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a4e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a4e49
  2. #41534f
  3. #485854
  4. #4f5d5a
  5. #56625f
  6. #5d6765
  7. #646c6a
  8. #6b7170
  9. #727675
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444c4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4c49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494949 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354f4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464d49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434b49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374e4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a4e49 {
  color: #3a4e49;
}
Background
.bg-3a4e49 {
  background-color: #3a4e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a4e49 {
  border: 2px solid #3a4e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a4e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 78 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 15% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a4e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a4e49, #3a494e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a4e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 78 73 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.02 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.02 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.99 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.87 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.28 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.88 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.02 #c5b1b6 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3a4e49  rgb(58, 78, 73)  hsl(165, 15%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e3a3f  rgb(78, 58, 63)  hsl(345, 15%, 27%)  Eggplant
#493a4e  rgb(73, 58, 78)  hsl(285, 15%, 27%)  Eggplant
#4e493a  rgb(78, 73, 58)  hsl(45, 15%, 27%)  Black Olive