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#40656A

#40656a ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#40656a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 39.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.62% cyan, 4.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 187.14°, with 24.71% saturation and 33.33% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #40656a
  2. #6a4540

Split complementary

  1. #40656a
  2. #6a4050
  3. #6a5a40

Analogous

  1. #406a5a
  2. #40656a
  3. #40506a

Triadic

  1. #40656a
  2. #6a4065
  3. #656a40

Tetradic

  1. #40656a
  2. #45406a
  3. #6a4540
  4. #656a40

Square

  1. #40656a
  2. #5a406a
  3. #6a4540
  4. #506a40

Monochromatic

  1. #080c0d
  2. #23383a
  3. #40656a
  4. #5d929a
  5. #8ab3b9

Shades

#40656a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40656a
  2. #3a5b5f
  3. #335155
  4. #2d474a
  5. #263d40
  6. #203335
  7. #1a282a
  8. #131e20
  9. #0d1415
  10. #060a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#40656a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40656a
  2. #537479
  3. #668488
  4. #799397
  5. #8ca3a6
  6. #a0b2b5
  7. #b3c1c3
  8. #c6d1d2
  9. #d9e0e1
  10. #ecf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40656a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40656a
  2. #46686c
  3. #4d6a6e
  4. #536d71
  5. #5a7073
  6. #607375
  7. #667577
  8. #6d7879
  9. #737b7c
  10. #7a7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f626a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585d6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f6866 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54636a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50606a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #376768 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40656a {
  color: #40656a;
}
Background
.bg-40656a {
  background-color: #40656a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-40656a {
  border: 2px solid #40656a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40656a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 101 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 25% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40656a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40656a, #40506a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40656a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 101 106 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.93 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.93 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.96 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.27 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.98 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.85 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.86 #bf9a95 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#40656a  rgb(64, 101, 106)  hsl(187, 25%, 33%)  Dark Slate Gray
#6a4540  rgb(106, 69, 64)  hsl(7, 25%, 33%)  Liver
#6a4065  rgb(106, 64, 101)  hsl(307, 25%, 33%)  Byzantium
#656a40  rgb(101, 106, 64)  hsl(67, 25%, 33%)  Dark Olive Green