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#2D5259

#2d5259 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2d5259 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.44% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 189.55°, with 32.84% saturation and 26.27% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0731

Complementary

  1. #2d5259
  2. #59342d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5259
  2. #592d3c
  3. #594a2d

Analogous

  1. #2d594a
  2. #2d5259
  3. #2d3c59

Triadic

  1. #2d5259
  2. #592d52
  3. #52592d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5259
  2. #342d59
  3. #59342d
  4. #52592d

Square

  1. #2d5259
  2. #4a2d59
  3. #59342d
  4. #3c592d

Monochromatic

  1. #070c0e
  2. #132326
  3. #2d5259
  4. #47818c
  5. #6ba8b4

Shades

#2d5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5259
  2. #294a50
  3. #244247
  4. #20393e
  5. #1b3135
  6. #17292d
  7. #122124
  8. #0e191b
  9. #091012
  10. #050809
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5259
  2. #42636a
  3. #57757a
  4. #6c868b
  5. #81979b
  6. #96a9ac
  7. #abbabd
  8. #c0cbcd
  9. #d5dcde
  10. #eaeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5259
  2. #35575d
  3. #3e5b61
  4. #466065
  5. #4e6469
  6. #57696d
  7. #5f6e70
  8. #677274
  9. #6f7778
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5059 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #175554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4d59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #225456 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5259 {
  color: #2d5259;
}
Background
.bg-2d5259 {
  background-color: #2d5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5259 {
  border: 2px solid #2d5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 33% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5259, #2d3c59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 3.72 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 3.72 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.22 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.48 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.71 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.78 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.03 #d2ada6 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#2d5259  rgb(45, 82, 89)  hsl(190, 33%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#59342d  rgb(89, 52, 45)  hsl(10, 33%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#592d52  rgb(89, 45, 82)  hsl(310, 33%, 26%)  Byzantium
#52592d  rgb(82, 89, 45)  hsl(70, 33%, 26%)  Army Green