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#3A6565

#3a6565 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3a6565 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 39.61% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 27.04% saturation and 31.18% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #3a6565
  2. #653a3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a6565
  2. #653a50
  3. #65503a

Analogous

  1. #3a6550
  2. #3a6565
  3. #3a5065

Triadic

  1. #3a6565
  2. #653a65
  3. #65653a

Tetradic

  1. #3a6565
  2. #3a3a65
  3. #653a3a
  4. #65653a

Square

  1. #3a6565
  2. #503a65
  3. #653a3a
  4. #50653a

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0d
  2. #1e3434
  3. #3a6565
  4. #569696
  5. #81b7b7

Shades

#3a6565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a6565
  2. #345b5b
  3. #2e5151
  4. #294747
  5. #233d3d
  6. #1d3333
  7. #172828
  8. #111e1e
  9. #0c1414
  10. #060a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a6565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a6565
  2. #4e7474
  3. #618484
  4. #759393
  5. #89a3a3
  6. #9db2b2
  7. #b0c1c1
  8. #c4d1d1
  9. #d8e0e0
  10. #ebf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a6565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a6565
  2. #416868
  3. #486a6a
  4. #4f6d6d
  5. #567070
  6. #5d7373
  7. #647575
  8. #6b7878
  9. #727b7b
  10. #797d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606165 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585b65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #276765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #536365 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e5f65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f6765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a6565 {
  color: #3a6565;
}
Background
.bg-3a6565 {
  background-color: #3a6565;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a6565 {
  border: 2px solid #3a6565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a6565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 101 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 27% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a6565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a6565, #3a5065);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a6565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 101 101 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.52 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.52 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.86 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.67 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.90 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.31 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.85 #c59a9a Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3a6565  rgb(58, 101, 101)  hsl(180, 27%, 31%)  Dark Slate Gray
#653a3a  rgb(101, 58, 58)  hsl(0, 27%, 31%)  Wine
#653a65  rgb(101, 58, 101)  hsl(300, 27%, 31%)  Byzantium
#65653a  rgb(101, 101, 58)  hsl(60, 27%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green