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#2E445A

#2e445a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e445a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.89% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 32.35% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0545

Complementary

  1. #2e445a
  2. #5a442e

Split complementary

  1. #2e445a
  2. #5a2e2e
  3. #5a5a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e5a5a
  2. #2e445a
  3. #2e2e5a

Triadic

  1. #2e445a
  2. #5a2e44
  3. #445a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e445a
  2. #442e5a
  3. #5a442e
  4. #445a2e

Square

  1. #2e445a
  2. #5a2e5a
  3. #5a442e
  4. #2e5a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #141e27
  3. #2e445a
  4. #486a8d
  5. #6d91b4

Shades

#2e445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e445a
  2. #293d51
  3. #253648
  4. #20303f
  5. #1c2936
  6. #17222d
  7. #121b24
  8. #0e141b
  9. #090e12
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e445a
  2. #43576b
  3. #58697b
  4. #6d7c8c
  5. #828f9c
  6. #97a2ad
  7. #abb4bd
  8. #c0c7ce
  9. #d5dade
  10. #eaecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e445a
  2. #364a5e
  3. #3e5062
  4. #475665
  5. #4f5c69
  6. #57626d
  7. #5f6871
  8. #676e75
  9. #707478
  10. #787a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b434d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b455b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #36405a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36445b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33425a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #244752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e445a {
  color: #2e445a;
}
Background
.bg-2e445a {
  background-color: #2e445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e445a {
  border: 2px solid #2e445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 32% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e445a, #2e2e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.50 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.02 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.91 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.19 #d1bba5 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2e445a  rgb(46, 68, 90)  hsl(210, 32%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5a442e  rgb(90, 68, 46)  hsl(30, 32%, 27%)  Coffee
#5a2e44  rgb(90, 46, 68)  hsl(330, 32%, 27%)  Eggplant
#445a2e  rgb(68, 90, 46)  hsl(90, 32%, 27%)  Army Green