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#3E5152

#3e5152 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e5152 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 31.76% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.39% cyan, 1.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 183°, with 13.89% saturation and 28.24% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.0752

Complementary

  1. #3e5152
  2. #523f3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e5152
  2. #523e47
  3. #52493e

Analogous

  1. #3e5249
  2. #3e5152
  3. #3e4752

Triadic

  1. #3e5152
  2. #523e51
  3. #51523e

Tetradic

  1. #3e5152
  2. #3f3e52
  3. #523f3e
  4. #51523e

Square

  1. #3e5152
  2. #493e52
  3. #523f3e
  4. #47523e

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0c
  2. #1d2626
  3. #3e5152
  4. #5f7c7e
  5. #86a2a3

Shades

#3e5152 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e5152
  2. #38494a
  3. #324142
  4. #2b3939
  5. #253131
  6. #1f2929
  7. #192021
  8. #131819
  9. #0c1010
  10. #060808
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e5152 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e5152
  2. #516263
  3. #657475
  4. #788586
  5. #8b9797
  6. #9fa8a9
  7. #b2b9ba
  8. #c5cbcb
  9. #d8dcdc
  10. #eceeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e5152 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e5152
  2. #455657
  3. #4b5a5b
  4. #525f60
  5. #586464
  6. #5f6969
  7. #666d6e
  8. #6c7272
  9. #737777
  10. #797b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4c52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385251 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485052 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464e52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a5252 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e5152 {
  color: #3e5152;
}
Background
.bg-3e5152 {
  background-color: #3e5152;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e5152 {
  border: 2px solid #3e5152;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e5152;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 81 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 14% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e5152 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e5152, #3e4752);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e5152 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 81 82 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.46 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.46 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.73 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.14 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.20 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.44 #c1aead Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#3e5152  rgb(62, 81, 82)  hsl(183, 14%, 28%)  Dark Slate Gray
#523f3e  rgb(82, 63, 62)  hsl(3, 14%, 28%)  Liver
#523e51  rgb(82, 62, 81)  hsl(303, 14%, 28%)  Eggplant
#51523e  rgb(81, 82, 62)  hsl(63, 14%, 28%)  Rifle Green