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#2C4E4E

#2c4e4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c4e4e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 27.87% saturation and 23.92% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 0.65.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0653

Complementary

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #4e2c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #4e2c3d
  3. #4e3d2c

Analogous

  1. #2c4e3d
  2. #2c4e4e
  3. #2c3d4e

Triadic

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #4e2c4e
  3. #4e4e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #2c2c4e
  3. #4e2c2c
  4. #4e4e2c

Square

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #3d2c4e
  3. #4e2c2c
  4. #3d4e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #070d0d
  2. #101d1d
  3. #2c4e4e
  4. #487f7f
  5. #69aaaa

Shades

#2c4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #284646
  3. #233e3e
  4. #1f3737
  5. #1a2f2f
  6. #162727
  7. #121f1f
  8. #0d1717
  9. #091010
  10. #040808
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #416060
  3. #567171
  4. #6b8383
  5. #809595
  6. #96a7a7
  7. #abb8b8
  8. #c0caca
  9. #d5dcdc
  10. #eaeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c4e4e
  2. #345353
  3. #3d5858
  4. #455d5d
  5. #4e6262
  6. #566767
  7. #5e6c6c
  8. #677171
  9. #6f7676
  10. #787b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #44464e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d504e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #404c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4a4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #244f4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c4e4e {
  color: #2c4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-2c4e4e {
  background-color: #2c4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #2c4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c4e4e, #2c3d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 0.65 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 0.65 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.05 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.16 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.14 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.00 #d3b1b1 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2c4e4e  rgb(44, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 28%, 24%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e2c2c  rgb(78, 44, 44)  hsl(0, 28%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#4e2c4e  rgb(78, 44, 78)  hsl(300, 28%, 24%)  Byzantium
#4e4e2c  rgb(78, 78, 44)  hsl(60, 28%, 24%)  Army Green