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#3C4E4F

#3c4e4f ≈ Outer Space

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c4e4f is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 30.59% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.05% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 183.16°, with 13.67% saturation and 27.25% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0697

Complementary

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #4f3d3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #4f3c44
  3. #4f463c

Analogous

  1. #3c4f46
  2. #3c4e4f
  3. #3c444f

Triadic

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #4f3c4e
  3. #4e4f3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #3d3c4f
  3. #4f3d3c
  4. #4e4f3c

Square

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #463c4f
  3. #4f3d3c
  4. #444f3c

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0c
  2. #1b2324
  3. #3c4e4f
  4. #5d797a
  5. #839fa1

Shades

#3c4e4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #364647
  3. #303e3f
  4. #2a3737
  5. #242f2f
  6. #1e2728
  7. #181f20
  8. #121718
  9. #0c1010
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c4e4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #506061
  3. #637172
  4. #778384
  5. #8a9595
  6. #9ea7a7
  7. #b1b8b9
  8. #c5caca
  9. #d8dcdc
  10. #eceded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c4e4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c4e4f
  2. #435354
  3. #4a5859
  4. #505d5e
  5. #576263
  6. #5e6768
  7. #656c6c
  8. #6c7171
  9. #727676
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4c4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464d4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434b4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #384f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c4e4f {
  color: #3c4e4f;
}
Background
.bg-3c4e4f {
  background-color: #3c4e4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c4e4f {
  border: 2px solid #3c4e4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c4e4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 78 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 14% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c4e4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c4e4f, #3c444f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c4e4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 78 79 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.13 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.60 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.60 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.54 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.73 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.22 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.33 #c3b1b0 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Outer Space
#3c4e4f  rgb(60, 78, 79)  hsl(183, 14%, 27%)  Outer Space
#4f3d3c  rgb(79, 61, 60)  hsl(3, 14%, 27%)  Liver
#4f3c4e  rgb(79, 60, 78)  hsl(303, 14%, 27%)  Eggplant
#4e4f3c  rgb(78, 79, 60)  hsl(63, 14%, 27%)  Rifle Green