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#2A5259

#2a5259 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a5259 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.81% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 188.94°, with 35.88% saturation and 25.69% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0725

Complementary

  1. #2a5259
  2. #59312a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5259
  2. #592a3b
  3. #59492a

Analogous

  1. #2a5949
  2. #2a5259
  3. #2a3b59

Triadic

  1. #2a5259
  2. #592a52
  3. #52592a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5259
  2. #312a59
  3. #59312a
  4. #52592a

Square

  1. #2a5259
  2. #492a59
  3. #59312a
  4. #3b592a

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0e
  2. #112225
  3. #2a5259
  4. #43828d
  5. #65aab7

Shades

#2a5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5259
  2. #264a50
  3. #224247
  4. #1d393e
  5. #193135
  6. #15292d
  7. #112124
  8. #0d191b
  9. #081012
  10. #040809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5259
  2. #3f636a
  3. #55757a
  4. #6a868b
  5. #7f979b
  6. #95a9ac
  7. #aababd
  8. #bfcbcd
  9. #d4dcde
  10. #eaeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5259
  2. #33575d
  3. #3b5b61
  4. #446065
  5. #4c6469
  6. #55696d
  7. #5e6e70
  8. #667274
  9. #6f7778
  10. #777b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4f59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f5554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415059 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4d59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d5456 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5259 {
  color: #2a5259;
}
Background
.bg-2a5259 {
  background-color: #2a5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5259 {
  border: 2px solid #2a5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 36% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5259, #2a3b59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.67 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.67 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 4.72 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.29 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.05 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.40 #d5ada6 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2a5259  rgb(42, 82, 89)  hsl(189, 36%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#59312a  rgb(89, 49, 42)  hsl(9, 36%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#592a52  rgb(89, 42, 82)  hsl(309, 36%, 26%)  Byzantium
#52592a  rgb(82, 89, 42)  hsl(69, 36%, 26%)  Army Green